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King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ past as calls for slavery reparations grow at Commonwealth summit
Some leaders had hoped Charles might use his speech at Chogm in Samoa as an opportunity to apologise for Britain’s colonial past. King Charles acknowledged “painful aspects” of Britain’s past while ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
King Charles said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
We must learn lessons from history, King tells Commonwealth
Some Commonwealth countries have called for the UK to pay reparations for its historic role in the transatlantic slave trade.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issueWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Leaders meet at Commonwealth summit with slavery reparations on agenda
Commonwealth leaders convened in Samoa to discuss climate change and reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning ...World - ABC News - October 25 -
Commonwealth leaders to defy UK by putting slavery reparations on summit agenda
Downing Street insists a discussion about the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
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Commonwealth leaders agree to consider reparations for historic slavery
Pledge comes despite British efforts to prevent the issue from being mentioned in official communiqueWorld - Financial Times - October 26 -
Keir Starmer urged to ‘engage’ on reparations at Commonwealth summit
Call from head of Caribbean reparations body comes as Bahamas foreign minister claims UK PM will change his position. UK politics live – latest updates Britain has a legal and moral case to ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparation talks
The prime minister says he wants to focus on challenges faced by Commonwealth countries "right now".Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Britain's leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies
A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a summit of nations its empire once colonized, after Caribbean leaders said ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
What form could reparations for slavery take?
How likely is the UK to provide reparations for the slave trade, and what could that look like?Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
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Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says Lammy
Speaking in Nigeria, the UK foreign secretary said he wanted Britain to develop relations with Africa.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Global calls for reparations are only growing louder. Why is Britain still digging in its heels? | Hilary Beckles
The issue is on all our minds at this week’s Commonwealth summit in Samoa. Now is Keir Starmer’s chance to address it. Hilary Beckles is chair of the Caricom Reparations Commission Downing ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree
The UK had previously insisted the subject was not on the agenda at the leaders' summit in Samoa.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
King champions food poverty project on working birthday
The King is spending his 76th birthday opening new hubs to redistribute food which would otherwise be thrown away.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Cop29 live: oil bosses given red carpet treatment at climate summit
At least 123 oil and gas bosses and staff invited as ‘guests’ by Azerbaijani government and given host country badges, the Guardian has learned. According to an interesting piece in the Africa ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations
UK prime minister would rather work with nations on ‘future-facing challenges’ at Commonwealth summit. . Keir Starmer has insisted he wants to “look forward” rather than have “very long endless ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
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Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing ...World - ABC News - November 4 -
Why the King can't say 'sorry' for slavery
Arguments about reparations rumbled once again this week as the King spoke at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
King Charles drinks kava during ritual in Samoa
The monarch was declared a "high chief" of the archipelago during his trip to the country.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
King Charles returning to 'normal' schedule next year
The King is planning to return to a fuller schedule of UK and international trips, say palace officials.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Exiles ask King Charles to rescind honour awarded to king of Bahrain
Buckingham Palace accused of ‘burying’ news of GCVO bestowed on King Hamad, whose regime is accused of torturing opponents. King Charles has been asked by exiles from Bahrain to rescind an honour ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Starmer under pressure to accept slavery reparations, as minister claims UK will eventually agree - UK politics live
PM Starmer has been told by Commonwealth leaders he must come to the table to discuss reparations for the “ill effects” of slavery. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has said that “no one ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to clarify stance on non-cash slavery reparations
No 10 says issue is off the table for Commonwealth summit but other nations are prepared to defy UK. Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to clarify his government’s position on non-cash reparations ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Why white working-class Britons should fight to secure colonial slavery reparations | Nels Abbey
The country grew rich from slavery, but those who directly benefited the most – and still do – were wealthy. They exploited everyone. So it’s a “no” to reparations, yet again. No to repairing the ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
‘This means a lot to us’: Samoa prepares to welcome Charles to the ‘land of kings’
Some government workers given time off to help prepare for royal visit and Commonwealth leaders’ meeting as excitement on the island builds. In the small village of Siumu, south of the capital ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Indigenous Australian who confronted King Charles III says she won't be 'shut down'
An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples and declaring she will ...Entertainment - ABC News - October 23 -
Indigenous Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe intensifies criticism of King Charles III
An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples and declaring she will ...World - ABC News - October 23
