Last week I wrote about the Rohingya, an ethnic group in Myanmar who have undergone intense persecution from both the ...

In the first part of the book the authors present a theoretical framework for examining the general aspects of long-term economic development in the colonies. In the second part they discuss shipping ...

Colonialism built Britain's economy. As calls for reparations grow, it's time Britain's politicians were honest about the ...

Christopher Patten, Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its handover to Chinese rule in 1997, is among the 87 foreigners recognized in this year's fall decorations for their notable ...

Britain outlawed the slave trade in 1807 but did not legislate to emancipate slaves in its territories until 1833. A growing list of British institutions, including the Church of England ...

Some of these countries were previously in the British Empire ... than twice the size of Japan ($5tn, £3.75tn), but some way behind the US at $23tn (£17.2tn). Trade with the Commonwealth ...

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Some British Labour lawmakers on Sunday accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having a "colonial mindset ... to promote 'free and open' trade, The Observer reports ...

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies ...

(via REUTERS) King Charles III on Friday acknowledged past colonial injustices at a Commonwealth ... s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The British monarch told leaders in Apia that he ...

Baha Mar’s financial crisis would have been “averted” if its main contractor had properly used $54m to pay the project’s sub-contractors rather than fund the British Colonial’s purchase ...

Christopher Patten, Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its ... year's fall decorations for their notable contributions to Japan, the government said Sunday.