Apia, Samoa, Oct 23, 2024 (AFP) - King Charles arrives in Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed stodgy image

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2024-10-23
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. The biennial meeting of the 56-nation grouping -- mostly former British colo......
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