Emperor Haile Selassie – the ‘Ethiopian Lion of Judah’

Japan's emperor Akihito and empress Michiko visit the former imperial citadel of Vietnam in Hue, the second stop in their first visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania pay the Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko a visit at the Imperial Palace ahead of summit meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Japan's Emperor Akihito marks his 84th birthday as tens of thousands of well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace grounds.

Who really is Xi Jinping? Six years after becoming leader of the world's most populous country, the Chinese president remains something of a mystery.

His Imperial Highness Emperor Haile Selassie, the ‘Conquering Lion of Judah’, represented a dynastic line which stretched back centuries. He was an absolute ruler and yet a modernizer who introduced the very reforms which eventually proved his downfall.

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Japanese Emperor Akihito will step down on Tuesday in an unusual move that’s stunned the Japanese public - typically emperors reign until death. It will mean a lengthy holiday - 10 days straight with markets closed. And it may set a precedent, as Japan faces a dwindling number of heirs.

Japan's Emperor Akihito walked down a corridor dressed in traditional robes on Tuesday for a ritual ahead of his abdication.

Emperor Akihito prayed to a Shinto sun goddess on Tuesday, starting a string of ceremonies to end a 30-year reign. The 85-year-old, Japan's first emperor to abdicate in two centuries, will cede power to his son Naruhito.

Japan's newly crowned emperor, Naruhito, has said he wants to continue the work of his father in bringing the monarchy closer to the people. But he faces personal and public challenges. Martin Fritz reports.

The reign of Japan's 126th emperor, Naruhito, has begun following a series of ancient ceremonies at the Imperial Palace. He succeeded his father, who became the first emperor to abdicate in over two centuries.

Considered by some to be the greatest moderniser of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie is also the man who let his people starve to death during several major famines. The story of Selassie, who was overthrown in a 1974 coup, was consigned to the dustbin of history for years before renewed interest in 2019. Our reporters retraced his controversial legacy.