The soldiers, disappointed not to find any of the kingdom’s legendary treasure, raised a French flag and drank Béhanzin’s gin ...

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Ageing leader’s brain surgery brings to fore the risk of a power vacuum in his party once his political career ends ...

The song’s message of believers journeying to the promised land resonated with campaigners such as Martin Luther King ...

In a glass-walled meeting room in Tony’s Chocolonely’s quirky Amsterdam headquarters, decorated with the company’s bright-coloured branding, Lamont explains: “We’ve got a strong point of view on ...

Colombia is seeking to renegotiate the terms of its bilateral investment treaty with the UK over concerns the deal favours foreign companies over the state, its trade minister said. The pair struck an ...

Analysts say wingman drones are now at the centre of the technological race between China and the US for air superiority, a competition that has only become more pressing as tensions escalate over ...

Italy, which was put under the EU’s excessive deficit proceedings this year, has set out a fiscal consolidation road map for curbing its budget deficit from 7.2 per cent of GDP last year to less than ...

The admired received points they could use for various treats. One analysis of the effort has shown that for every 10 per cent increase in people reporting they’ve been recognised, the airline ...

The social network offers a near facsimile of Elon Musk’s X that’s friendlier to users, if not necessarily investors ...

Future spending would be jeopardised if growth outlook for battery-run vehicles were undermined, says industry ...