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Attendees at the second Pan African Conference, Brussels, August 31 to September 2 1921. Photo: Unknown author - Pan-Africanism, Africana Age, NYPL exhibtion http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/photos/panafricanism/1953714.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56718666

The Pan-African Congress and its role in African liberation

Over the 20th century, the PAC evolved from a reformist platform led by Black intellectuals in the diaspora to a radical, African-led movement advocating political independence, economic control,...

Buildings stand near the La Guaira shoreline as the Venezuelan government activates militia units amid tensions with U.S. over warships deployed in the Caribbean, in La Guaira, Venezuela, September 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

Are the deadly US strikes on alleged drug vessels legal?

Collage of Edward VIII and Prince Andrew. Photo: Collected

The lesson Prince Andrew never learned from his notorious great uncle Edward VIII

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India, November 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

What the 'Modani Megascam' means for ordinary Indians

US President Donald Trump joins the performers in a dance during a welcoming ceremony after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Poo

From rare earths to soybeans: Breaking down Trump's Asia agenda

The ASEAN flag is placed alongside the flags of its member countries ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

ASEAN 2025: Who is attending and what to expect

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church, as the Royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain December 25, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Britain's Prince Andrew and the sex scandal he cannot shrug off

Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019/ Stringer via Reuters

Can China still hit its growth target?

People wearing protective face masks walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

The Louvre just got robbed, here is how it happened

A demonstrator wearing a large mask depicting US President Donald Trump holds a sign during a "No Kings" protest against US President Donald Trump's policies, outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California, US, October 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Daniel Cole

What's driving the massive 'No Kings' protests against Trump's presidency

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and Ukraine's Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman

What could a Ukraine peace deal look like?

A sample of terbium (Tb) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Rare earths: Strategic metals key to future tech

Microsoft has ened Windows 10 support after ten years. Photo: Collected

Your Windows 10 is about to lose support. What now?