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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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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 -
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 -
Biden to meet Xi this week on sidelines of economic summit
President Biden is planning to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, the White House announced Wednesday. The ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping at APEC summit
President Biden is heading to South America Thursday with his first stop coming at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit where he'll meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. CBS News chief White ...Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Expectations for Biden meeting with Xi Jinping at APEC summit
President Biden is in Peru for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit with his upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping at the summit generating significant interest. CBS News correspondent Natalie ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
We want 'strong' UK-China relationship, says Starmer
The first in-person meeting since 2018 comes as the PM prioritises shoring up support for Ukraine.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
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Democrats try to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report
Bipartisan House Ethics Committee were deadlocked along party lines on whether to release a report on its investigation of Matt Gaetz, Trump's attorney general pick.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Democratic leaders across US work to lead resistance against Trump’s agenda
Democrats from California to Illinois prepare to ‘Trump-proof’ and ‘fight to death’ against his extreme proposals. After the November elections ushered in a new era of unified Republican ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Europe’s Leaders Seek Greater Unity to Counter Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda
At a conference in Paris, corporate chiefs, finance ministers and top politicians called for a “Europe First” policy to counter Donald Trump’s protectionist agenda.Business - The New York Times - 6 hours ago -
Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive
Greek leaders have revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany’s World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German President Frank-Walter SteinmeierWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
Europe's leaders face up to Trump victory at Hungarian summit
Leaders meeting in Budapest will be focused on Russia's war and fears of US isolationism.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Biden's trip to Peru will include last meeting with China's president
Biden will travel to Peru and Brazil for leader summits as he looks to define his legacy and assure allies of America's role on the world stage.Top stories - ABC News - November 14 -
APEC leaders to open Lima summit as Trump prepares to return to office
Representatives from 21 members representing the Pacific Rim are meeting in Peru for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the first global summit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s ...World - ABC News - November 15 -
Meet the new leader of the UK Conservative Party
Badenoch has always presented herself as a no-nonsense, right-of-center conservative with a powerful belief in free markets and personal responsibility.Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Trump meets with leaders from Bezos-owned Blue Origin
Former President Trump met with leaders from the Jeff Bezos-owned aerospace company Blue Origin following his speech in Austin, Texas. The Republican had a short meeting with the aerospace company ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
European Leaders Meet Amid Trump Victory and Global Uncertainty
Leaders from across Europe and beyond gathered to discuss the war in Ukraine, immigration and plans for a second Trump presidency.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
Meet These 7 Potential Leaders of Financial Agencies Under Trump
A Robinhood attorney and Republican regulators are people being considered for top jobs with the SEC, Comptroller of the Currency and other roles.Business - Inc. - November 8 -
Behind Biden's meetings with world leaders before leaving White House
President Biden met with Israel's President Isaac Herzog at the White House as he begins a series of meetings with world leaders before he departs his post. CBS News senior White House and ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
What Biden is expecting from his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
President Biden will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South America. During the visit, he will meet with allies and Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News' Natalie Brand has ...Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
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India's Modi offers aid to Caribbean nations while meeting leaders in Guyana
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Guyana, marking the first visit by an Indian leader in more than 50 years to the South American country with diaspora tiesWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Hungary's leader Orbán predicts Trump will end support for Ukraine in comments before EU summit
Hungary's prime minister is predicting that Donald Trump's new administration will abandon U.S. support for UkraineWorld - ABC News - November 8 -
Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip
France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has joined a chorus of ...World - The Guardian - November 13
