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Still, even with the ruling in place, discrimination and surveillance continue — holdovers from centuries of colonial rule.

Alongside the Spanish colonial homes, the scene is a picturesque look into wealth, opulence and superfluity that only a select few Angelenos can afford.

Both Macron and Starmer brought up their countries' colonial legacies in the Middle East.

From BBC

Russia has strengthened its ties with the three Sahel countries over recent years, which have all become increasingly isolated from the West, notably the former regional colonial power France.

From BBC

Within weeks he had lined up the imposing British neoclassical colonial building housing the Geological Survey of India.

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