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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 over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

King urges world leaders to ‘right inequalities that endure’

Charles gave his first speech to the Commonwealth’s biennial summit amid growing momentum for a debate about slavery reparations.

The Independent UK

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Climate tops agenda at Australia, UK PMs' first meeting

The prime ministers of Australian and the UK have pledged greater investment in green hydrogen and offshore wind during their first meeting in Samoa.

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Keir Starmer seeks 2030 host for troubled Commonwealth Games

Prime minister trying to secure tournament’s future at Commonwealth summit in Samoa

The Guardian - UK

King’s landmark speech opening Commonwealth summit to focus on path of history

It will be the first time Charles will address the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting as its head.

Evening Standard

Why King Charles Was Welcomed "To the House of Pain" During Samoa Tour

Ouch.

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King to tell world leaders at Commonwealth summit that unity is their strength

Charles will address presidents and prime ministers when he launches the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa on Friday.

Evening Standard

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 they would thrust the matter of financial reparations into the spotlight at the event in Samoa

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Commonwealth case for reparations is not just flawed, it's a waste of time

So, is the Commonwealth conference in Samoa going to be dominated by the possibility that Britain will be asked to pay billions of pounds in reparations for the evils of the slave trade? It does rather look like it.

Evening Standard

Which countries have paid reparations for their role in the slave trade? Commonwealth leaders discuss issue

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting participants in Samoa want ‘meaningful conversation’ about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade

Evening Standard

Reparations for slavery could be included in Commonwealth document, UK concedes

Downing Street has previously said that reparations are not on the agenda for the gathering in Samoa.

Evening Standard

British King Charles III Visits Samoa For Historic Summit

King Charles III's visit to Samoa for Commonwealth meeting highlights global challenges and unity among member nations.

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King Charles III Faces Reparations Debate At Commonwealth Summit

Britain and King Charles III prepare for significant discussion on reparations for transatlantic slave trade at Commonwealth summit in Samoa.

The Independent UK

King Charles sips traditional ava root tea during Samoan ceremony

King Charles sipped traditional ava root tea during a Samoan ceremony welcoming him and Queen Camilla to the island nation.

Evening Standard

Starmer urged by Commonwealth leaders to discuss slavery reparations

A Bahamian foreign affairs minister has said a discussion should take place about the ‘ill effects’ of the slave trade.

The Independent UK

Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday

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The Independent UK

Commonwealth leaders to defy Keir Starmer over slavery reparations

Draft communique containing agreement to re-examine slave trade reparations adds to building pressure on PM

Evening Standard

King ‘often toils into the small hours’, jokes Queen at Commonwealth summit

Camilla shared a Samoan legend and spoke of the spirit needed to end domestic and sexual violence across the Commonwealth.

Evening Standard

King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed to Samoa with traditional ava drink ceremony

Samoa's head of state and his village afforded the King the highest accolade by staging an ava ceremony

The Conversation

‘We will not allow others to determine our fate’: Pacific nations dial up pressure on Australia’s fossil fuel exports

Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo took to a stage in Apia, Samoa, on Thursday morning to say something pointed. Planned fossil fuel expansions in nations such as Australia represented, for his nation, a “death sentence”. The phrase “death sentence”, Teo said, had not been chosen lightly. He followed up with…

Evening Standard

Charles and Camilla welcomed to Samoa with traditional tea ceremony

The King swapped his trademark suit for a short-sleeved white jacket and trousers.

International Business Times

King Charles Sips Kava Narcotic, To Become Samoan 'High Chief'

King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested and heavily tattooed Samoans Thursday, as he readied to be made a "high chief" of this Pacific island paradise.

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CHOGM to talk climate change (but not slavery reparations)

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting kicks off in Samoa today with climate talks on the table, and despite their best efforts the Libs can’t keep the issue of abortion out of the news.

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