From Zimbabwe’s provinces to Mali’s streets, nations are casting off colonial labels in their quest for true independence and dignity in a revival of the pan-African spirit, writes ROGER McKENZIE ...

It is a genial promotion of Canada to a nation that (as Brokaw assumes, perhaps correctly) rarely thinks much about Canada, and needs to be reminded that it is, for example, a major oil producer, ...

I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Trump’s threats ...

The British royals have had a hard time this year. From cancer diagnoses and ongoing drama surrounding Prince Harry and ...

In September, Foreign Secretary David Lammy rose in the Commons to announce the suspension of 30 out of a total of 350 arms ...

Earlier this week, a Pakistani military court jailed 60 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers for attacking military ...

That doesn’t mean we can entirely stop worrying. Unexpected things do keep happening, and Farage keeps outperforming expectations. But the danger is that, like a monster in a Christmas ghost story, ...

Successive governments have tried their own approaches, and the speed with which the UK has oscillated between extremes would be laughable if the issue wasn’t so serious. In just 15 years, we’ve ...

Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe is an encapsulation of history. Every outfit she wore told a story, reflecting her role as ...

A king issuing proclamations isn’t a great way of running things. On Christmas, we tell the story of how King Herod ordered ...

Royal style is no easy matter. You might think that having the pick of designers at your beck and call would make getting ...

During this period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India where it is regularly flown ... including in the military-technical and nuclear energy sectors. Manmohan Singh also ...