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Commonwealth countries

Commonwealth boss confident of progress on slavery reparations

Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey said she was supporting member countries in seeking redress.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey said she was supporting member countries in seeking redress.

Trump says joining Commonwealth nations ‘sounds good to me’

Mr Trump appeared to endorse the idea of joining the Commonwealth of Nations in a social media post.
Mr Trump appeared to endorse the idea of joining the Commonwealth of Nations in a social media post.

Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries

APIA, SAMOA - OCTOBER 25: King Charles III poses with new Heads of Government from across the Commonwealth at the New Heads of Government Reception at Taumeasina Island Resort on October 25, 2024 in Apia, Samoa. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth.     Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
APIA, SAMOA - OCTOBER 25: King Charles III poses with new Heads of Government from across the Commonwealth at the New Heads of Government Reception at Taumeasina Island Resort on October 25, 2024 in Apia, Samoa. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth.     Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS

Commonwealth one way for S’pore to make friends, stay relevant in fragmenting world: PM Wong

PM Lawrence Wong said Singapore is keen to make more friends and find new ways of working together.
PM Lawrence Wong said Singapore is keen to make more friends and find new ways of working together.

S’pore believes in power of AI, will support C’wealth in using tech for development: PM Wong

PM Lawrence Wong with PM of Samoa, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (right), at the official welcome reception and state banquet during Chogm on Oct 24.
PM Lawrence Wong with PM of Samoa, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (right), at the official welcome reception and state banquet during Chogm on Oct 24.

King Charles acknowledges Commonwealth’s ‘painful’ history with slavery on summit agenda

King Charles III attends the opening ceremony of the CHOGM in Apia, Samoa, October 25, 2024. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS
King Charles III attends the opening ceremony of the CHOGM in Apia, Samoa, October 25, 2024. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery, climate change at Samoa summit

Leaders and officials from 56 countries with roots in Britain's empire are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which began on Oct 21.
Leaders and officials from 56 countries with roots in Britain's empire are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which began on Oct 21.

S’pore disappointed at exclusion of several sports from 2026 Commonwealth Games

Singapore’s Hee Yong Kai Terry and Tan Jessica Wei Han won the badminton mixed doubles gold medal during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 8 Aug 2022.
Singapore’s Hee Yong Kai Terry and Tan Jessica Wei Han won the badminton mixed doubles gold medal during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 8 Aug 2022.

PM Wong to visit Samoa from Oct 23 to 26 for his first Commonwealth leaders’ meeting

PM Lawrence Wong will visit Apia, Samoa, from Oct 23 to 26.
PM Lawrence Wong will visit Apia, Samoa, from Oct 23 to 26.

King Charles visits Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed ‘leftover of empire’ stodgy image

Children play rugby near a portrait of Britain's King Charles III in the village of Siumu on Oct 22.
Children play rugby near a portrait of Britain's King Charles III in the village of Siumu on Oct 22.

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