OPINION
NEWS
REGIONS
WORLD
BUSINESS
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
LIFESTYLE
THE SUNDAY TIMES
SPECIAL FEATURES
SPECIAL SECTIONS
TMT NEWSWIRE
FAST TIMES
LEGAL ADVICE
CAMPUS PRESS
VIDEOS
EXPATS & DIPLOMATS
PHOTOS
BUSINESS FORUM
PODCASTS
RESOURCES
WEATHER
MARKET OVERVIEW
CLASSIFIEDS
EXAM RESULTS
TMT DIGITAL EDITION
TMT CSI
TMT 126TH ANNIVERSARY
QUIZZES
GAMES
World
King Charles arrives in Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed stodgy image
By Agence France-Presse
Oct 23, 2024 3:10 pm

APIA, Samoa — King Charles III landed in Samoa Wednesday to join his first Commonwealth summit as monarch, hoping to breathe new life into a bloc seen by critics as 'a leftover of empire.'

Charles arrived in the coastal capital of Apia — halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii — after a six-day visit to Australia that was slimmed down following his cancer diagnosis earlier this year.

Related Articles

'Big Brother is watching you': Collector's coin marks George Orwell's death 75 years ago

Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival

Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks in new report

Sierra Leone declares public health emergency over mpox

UK govt set to expand ransomware payment ban

Queen Elizabeth II wasn't told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show