Why a US application is unlikely It is difficult to imagine the US administration choosing to apply for membership of the Commonwealth – or any other organisation for that matter. In the case of the ...

Donald Trump responded to suggestions America could join King Charles III's Commonwealth by writing: "Sounds good to me!" ...

It was in 1776, with the Declaration of ­Independence, that the 13 original American colonies broke away from Britain.

Virginia's flag, and the motto it bears, sic semper tyrannis, offer valuable lessons that are still relevant today.

a voluntary association of independent states representing more than 2.5 billion people – around a third of the world’s population. The Commonwealth, constituted by the London Declaration of ...

A year before the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it was a move that few expected but now it appears ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on ... allows continued membership to states such as Pakistan and Zimbabwe. The Commonwealth is largely seen as less ...

Several inches of rain will continue in Louisville and other commonwealth regions, with the possibility of flash or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent ... in the value of the Commonwealth as a trusted forum where diverse voices of our member states, the large and the small ...

The unanimous verdict came more than three months after the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach him.