Reparations debate: Who pays for colonial injustices?
The UK reparations debate faces practical hurdles over funding and scope. Letters highlight colonial wealth extraction from India and the challenge of targeting true beneficiaries.
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Reparations debate: Who pays for colonial injustices?
As calls for colonial reparations grow, a London nurse and an Indian expat ask tough questions about who should pay and which victims are acknowledged. Read their powerful letters.
The Art of US Protest in 2025: A Visual Chronicle
Across the United States in 2025, powerful protest art—from melting ice sculptures to provocative statues—became a focal point for collective action on issues from Gaza to immigration. Explore the images defining dissent.
Algeria Votes to Declare French Colonisation a Crime
Algerian lawmakers have passed a historic law declaring France's 130-year colonisation a crime and demanding restitution. The move has been condemned by Paris as a 'hostile act'. Read the full story.
Algeria Law Declares French Colonisation a Crime
Algeria's parliament has unanimously approved a landmark law declaring France's 132-year colonisation a crime, demanding an apology and reparations. Explore the details and diplomatic fallout.
Manchester Museum's Africa Hub Sparks Reparations Debate
Manchester Museum opens Africa Hub, displaying 40,000 artefacts to fuel public discussion on colonial-era restitution and repatriation. Share your views.
Manchester Museum Africa Hub displays artefacts of unknown origin
Manchester Museum's new Africa Hub displays thousands of artefacts acquired during the colonial era, sparking vital conversations about restitution and colonial looting. Can you help identify them?
Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict: A Century-Old Dispute
A deep dive into the complex Thailand-Cambodia border conflict, reignited in 2025. Explore the roles of colonial maps, nationalism, and global politics. Read our full video analysis.
Historic Maps at Heart of Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
A visual guide reveals how 100-year-old French colonial maps and sacred temples are fuelling a tense border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. Explore the history behind the clash.
Egypt's Colossi of Memnon Restored After 3,000 Years
After a 20-year restoration, Egypt unveils the resurrected Colossi of Memnon, monumental statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, damaged by an earthquake over three millennia ago. Discover the history.
Burke and Wills Statue Debate: Heroes or Folly?
A controversial statue of explorers Burke and Wills in Melbourne ignites debate over colonial history. Is it a tribute to heroes or a monument to a tragic farce? Explore the story.
Dutch King Apologises for Slavery in Suriname Visit
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands delivers a formal apology for Dutch slavery in Suriname during a historic royal visit, addressing a painful colonial legacy.
Diane Keaton's LA mansion for sale after her death
The late actress Diane Keaton's Spanish Colonial mansion in exclusive Sullivan Canyon is on the market for around $27 million. Explore the unique property she renovated over eight years.
Africa pushes for colonial crime recognition and reparations
African leaders are intensifying demands for colonial-era crimes to be recognised as crimes against humanity, with calls for formal apologies and financial reparations from former colonial powers.
Tommy Gee, progressive colonial administrator, dies at 100
Tommy Gee, a colonial administrator who helped double Uganda's secondary schools after independence, has died aged 100. Discover his remarkable life of public service.
Australia's Indigenous Languages Fight for Survival
Discover how Australian communities are working to revive Indigenous languages from the brink of extinction, a legacy of colonial policies. Listen to the Full Story podcast.
Green Globalist and Tory Clash Over Immigration
A Green Party globalist and a right-of-centre Tory debate immigration and colonial reparations over dinner in London. Did they find common ground?
Adolf Hitler changes name after Namibia election win
Namibian politician Adolf Hitler Uunona wins fifth term and officially changes his controversial name. Discover the colonial history behind the naming and his political career.
Easter Island Heads Mystery Solved After 900 Years
Archaeologists reveal Easter Island's iconic moai statues were carved by individual families, not a central authority. Explore the groundbreaking research that rewrites history.
Ancient statues rewrite Neolithic human history
Groundbreaking finds at Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe reshape our understanding of prehistoric death rituals and settled life over 11,000 years ago. Discover the revelations.
Caribbean slavery reparations body seeks UK justice
Caribbean leaders clarify reparations aim is not to 'break British Treasury' but find collaborative solution to colonial legacy. Learn about their restorative justice proposal.
New Thrillers: James Bond's Q Investigates in Quantum of Menace
Discover three gripping new crime novels. James Bond's Q investigates a friend's death, a detective probes a murder in 1920s Calcutta, and a reunion turns sinister. Available now from the Mail Bookshop.
Radical Jamaican Journalist in 1920s London
Discover the untold story of radical Jamaican journalist W.F. Domingo and his groundbreaking activism in 1920s London. Explore how his ideas shaped anti-colonial thought.
Ancient Roman statues stolen from Syria's museum
Investigators reveal a lone individual, not a gang, stole Roman-era statues from Syria's National Museum in Damascus, dealing a blow to the nation's post-war cultural recovery.
Roman statues stolen from Syria's National Museum
Ancient Roman-era statues stolen from Damascus museum in suspected individual theft. Investigation underway as Syria rebuilds after civil war. Read the latest developments.
NYC Politician Confronts Family's Ugandan Expulsion History
New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani addresses his family's painful history during Uganda's Asian expulsion while campaigning for NYC's next mayor, revealing how personal trauma shapes political identity.
Namibia demands return of sacred artefacts from US
In a significant move for cultural restitution, Namibia is formally demanding the return of sacred objects and human remains from museums in the United States, including Harvard and the Smithsonian.
Searching for Pan-Africanism's Lost Spirit
A profound exploration into the enduring legacy of Pan-Africanism, tracing its revolutionary roots and examining its urgent relevance in today's global landscape of racial justice and decolonisation.
Manchester's 1945 Pan-African Congress: 80 Years On
Eighty years after Manchester hosted the landmark Pan-African Congress, discover how this radical gathering ignited independence movements across Africa and reshaped Black political consciousness worldwide.
De Blasio's island purchase ignites colonial wealth debate
Ex-New York mayor Bill de Blasio sparks outrage after acquiring exclusive Long Island property while progressive allies condemn colonial legacy and wealth inequality.
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