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  "id": 17328075,
  "title": "The King and the colonies: Why Charles will have to confront slavery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-king-and-the-colonies-why-charles-will-have-to-confront-slavery-17328075",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T02:41:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/the-king-and-the-colonies-why-charles-will-have-to-confront-slavery-20261031-p61a7k.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "The King has expressed sorrow, but stopped short of a formal apology. At a meeting of Commonwealth leaders next week, several appear determined to force a debate about Britain’s imperial past.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The King and the colonies: Why Charles will have to confront slavery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-king-and-the-colonies-why-charles-will-have-to-confront-slavery",
        "published": "2026-10-31T02:41:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "King arrives in Antigua and Barbuda - as Burnham 'open' to slavery apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/king-arrives-in-antigua-and-barbuda-as-burnham-open-to-slavery-apology",
        "published": "2026-10-31T03:11:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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