Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Queen speaks at the formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2018 (POOL/AFP via Getty Images) The ...

Queen Elizabeth II during her Jubilee tour in Jamaica, a Commonwealth country, in February 2022.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images The Commonwealth was born out of the British Empire, ...

Charles is only head of state in 14 of the 56 Commonwealth countries. Charles III has now ascended as king of England, but his constitutional rule extends far beyond the small, historic island. King ...

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King Charles, visiting the former British colony where he retains the ceremonial title of head of state, was shouted at by an Indigenous Australian senator. By Mark Landler Older Kenyans who lived ...

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Commonwealth countries adopted Saturday their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the first time in the Pacific island nation of Samoa as calls from some of Britain ...

June 23 (Reuters) - Heads of government from Commonwealth nations will meet in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Friday and Saturday to discuss cooperation on topics ranging from green energy to rising ...

At the last Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) held in Apia, the capital of Samoa island, it was resolved that the lingering issue of reparations for the odious transatlantic slave trade ...

The Commonwealth was born out of the British Empire, supposedly granting former colonies 'free and equal' status. But the association has faced criticism for its colonial roots, and some states have ...

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The African nations of Gabon and Togo have been admitted into the Commonwealth group of nations. “We welcome them,” Rwandan President Paul Kagame, whose government hosted a ...