Smith unilaterally declared independence from Britain on Nov. 11, 1965. He then served as the prime minister of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1979 during white minority rule. The country failed to gain ...

As four elite South African boys’ schools negotiate over their fate of their exclusive Rhodes Scholarships, a former scholar argues it’s time to end this outdated privilege. Tracing back to Cecil ...

While popular support for Palestine has grown to unprecedented levels on the back of the anti-genocide movement, the solidarity movement’s job is not yet done. Jonathan Strauss looks at the so-called ...

The trajectory of Tanzania under Nyerere stands as a decisive refutation of the petty-bourgeois illusion that national independence, state ownership, or Pan-African sentiment could substitute for ...

John Menadue stayed on as the most senior public servant in the land, after the trauma of the Dismissal. In this five-part series he details what life was like working with PM Fraser. Given his ...

Newly released files from the UK National Archives reveal that Harold Wilson’s aircraft may have been the target of a sabotage attempt during the Prime Minister’s visit to Gibraltar in October 1968.

BC: Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator and politician is assassinated in Formiae. 1598: Artist and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini is ...

PRAGUE -- The Czech president said Wednesday he was ready to swear in populist billionaire Andrej Babiš as prime minister ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secretive and ...

Czech Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš says he plans to transfer his major businesses to an independent trust to become ...

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have appointed a close ally of the deposed president as prime minister after seizing power ...

Sanae Takaichi, the new prime minister of Japan, makes a statement about work — with style. By Vanessa Friedman It’s the biggest political handbag since Margaret Thatcher entered 10 Downing Street ...