Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne almost seven decades ago marked the end of the colonial British Empire and the era of direct occupations, writes Batool Subeiti.

Calls for an end to the British monarchy are gaining momentum following the death of Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

Aboriginal Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe on Monday branded Britain's Elizabeth II a “colonizing” queen after taking the oath of office as a recently-elected lawmaker.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under fire again after a new revelation that Downing Street staff held a series of parties the night before Prince Philip’s funeral and during lockdown restrictions in the UK.

More than 600,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Prime Minister Tony Blair to have his knighthood removed days after Queen Elizabeth awarded him with the title despite his infamous involvement in war crimes during the US-led invasion of Iraq.

British police have arrested a man suspected of breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II was spending Christmas, with what was reported to be a crossbow.

Barbados becomes a republic, putting an end to 400 years of British reign and ditching Queen Elizabeth as head of state.