Hamilton Kirikiriroa recorded the largest net overseas migration gain of any city or district outside Auckland in the year to June 2026, according to the latest Stats NZ population estimates. The latest Stats NZ population figures show Hamilton recorded a net…
An influential Iron Age British ruler who has long thought to have been a king might actually have been a queen, according to new research. Verica, who was central to the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43, has previously thought to…
Egypt and Singapore marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations with the release of joint commemorative postage stamps Egypt, Singapore Commemorate 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations with Special Stamp Issue Egypt and Singapore marked the 60th anniversary of the…
Analysis: Several Irish-born people helped the French Resistance, including Samuel Beckett, Janie McCarthy, Mary Elmes and Maureen O'Sullivan From RTÉ Radio 1's Oliver Callan Show, Irish people in WW2 honoured in new exhibition Samuel Beckett moved to Paris in October 1937 and…
One of the most common responses to discussions about the transatlantic slave trade is the assertion that “Africans sold their own people into slavery.” The statement contains a historical truth: some African rulers, merchants and political elites participated in the…
to receive news by email Arabic Word of the Day Shami and Levantine Dialect Christianity Historically, Libya was a center for Christianity before converting to Islam. Will the Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine? By: Nadia Boughanmi / Arab…
The portrait was commissioned to celebrate Black British figures from history. LONDON -- A new portrait of Queen Victoria’s African goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, has been unveiled at the 19th century monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight, as part of the…
The first records of Estonians migrating west to Canada are from the end of the 19th century, when dissatisfied farmers moved from Estonia to Alberta, at the time part of the Northwest Territories, in search of a better life. Life in…
French historian Benjamin Stora has stressed the need to launch a comprehensive initiative to address the issue of historical memory, encompassing archives, education and testimonies. He emphasised that an apology for the crimes committed by French colonialism against the Algerian…
WILLEMSTAD – Tula remains the most prominent anticolonial resistance figure taught in schools across the Dutch Caribbean, but a research report warns that the strong focus on the leader of Curaçao's 1795 uprising has left many other freedom fighters and acts of…
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