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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

World - Yahoo News - November 4

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

King Charles drinks kava during ritual in Samoa

The monarch was declared a "high chief" of the archipelago during his trip to the country.

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.

King Charles III's Coronation cost taxpayers £72m

Government figures show that more than £20 million was spent by the Home Office policing the event.

Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Commonwealth leaders agree to consider reparations for historic slavery

Pledge comes despite British efforts to prevent the issue from being mentioned in official communique

World - Financial Times - October 26

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 issue

World - Financial Times - October 23

Kelsea Ballerini can't stop telling the truth

The country singer and songwriter broke through creatively following a painful divorce. Now she's figuring out where to go next.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 28

Britain's Conservative Party elects Kemi Badenoch as leader

Kemi Badenoch is now the first Black woman to lead a major British political party.

Qatar Pauses Efforts to Mediate Stalled Gaza Cease-Fire

The Gulf state’s move reflects frustration with the lack of progress by Hamas and Israel.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 9

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

King Charles Will Reportedly Receive New Title During Latest Travels

World - Yahoo News - October 23

What is kava? The peppery-tasting, slightly intoxicating drink enjoyed by King Charles

King Charles sipped on kava on his visit to Samoa this week while an Australian politician paid a high price for downing too much in Micronesia. Kava, the traditional Pacific drink, was served to ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

King Charles to resume regular overseas trips in 2025 after cancer hiatus

Royal visits to resume in spring subject to doctors’ approval, official says as trip to Australia and Samoa concludes. King Charles will return to regular overseas trips next year after the hiatus ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

New Canadian councilors refuse to swear allegiance to King Charles

Five newly elected councilors in Dawson City, Canada, have refused to swear a mandatory oath of allegiance to Britain's King Charles III.

King Charles and Princess of Wales attend Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Cenotaph

An unprecedented eight former prime ministers stand together in Whitehall, while 10,000 veterans march. Crowds fell silent at war memorials in villages, towns and cities across the country on ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Australian senate censures Indigenous lawmaker who yelled at King Charles III

Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Australian senate censures Indigenous lawmaker who yelled at King Charles III

Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month

Entertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago

Australian Senate censures Indigenous member for King Charles protest

Australia’s Senate censured an Indigenous parliamentarian over her protest against King Charles when she accused the British monarch of genocide.

Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

Council in Yukon territory deadlocked, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region. The council of a town in Canada’s Yukon territory has been locked for weeks in ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

‘Obscene’: Anger after cost of King Charles’s coronation revealed

Official figures put price of event at £72m but anti-monarchy group Republic says real cost is likely much more. The coronation of King Charles in May 2023 cost taxpayers at least £72m, official ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

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