Global & National Days

On 5 February 2026, the New START treaty expired — the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms limitation agreement between the United States and Russia. For the first time in over half a century, the two nations holding roughly 10,600 of the world's estimated 12,200 nuclear warheads operate without any formal constraints on their arsenals. Against...

Ghana Independence Day is celebrated every year on 6 March, marking the date in 1957 when the Gold Coast became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from British colonial rule. The day is a national public holiday in Ghana, filled with parades, cultural performances, and ceremonies honouring the nation's founders and their fight...

In Westminster Abbey on a Monday morning in March, the flags of 56 nations hang side by side — from Antigua and Barbuda to Zambia, representing nearly a third of the world's population. School choirs sing, faith leaders offer reflections, and the Head of the Commonwealth delivers an address that reaches two billion people across...