{
  "id": 17991894,
  "title": "King Charles III speaks to world leaders in Antigua, expresses ‘sorrow’ over slave trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/king-charles-iii-speaks-to-world-leaders-in-antigua-expresses-sorrow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T16:10:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/03/king-charles-iii-speaks-to-world-leaders-in-antigua-expresses-sorrow-over-slave-trade/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - During the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Tuesday, King Charles III spoke about the transatlantic slave trade, calling it a \"shameful chapter of history.\" The monarch expressed profound personal sorrow over the injustice but did not issue an apology or propose formal reparations, as British Prime Minister Andrew Burnham has advocated. Charles acknowledged that the Royal Navy played a leading role in ending the slave trade and stated that his focus now is on addressing the wrongs through improving access to education, creating jobs, promoting intra-Commonwealth trade, and pushing for climate change resilience measures. Despite his efforts, some protesters outside the meeting called for acknowledgment of the wrong and reparatory justice.",
  "summary": "ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/king-calls-slave-trade-a-shameful-chapter-during-commonwealth-address",
        "published": "2026-11-03T17:04:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Reparations: “We cannot change the actions of those who came before us” – King Charles III",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/reparations-we-cannot-change-the-actions-of-those-who-came-before-us",
        "published": "2026-11-03T17:28:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "UK's King Charles III decries 'monstrous injustice' of slave trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uks-king-charles-iii-decries-monstrous-injustice-of-slave-trade",
        "published": "2026-11-03T18:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "UK’s King Charles calls slavery ‘monstrous injustice’, as PM mulls apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uks-king-charles-calls-slavery-monstrous-injustice-as-pm-mulls-apology",
        "published": "2026-11-03T18:08:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "UK’s King Charles expresses ‘sorrow’ in Antigua over slave trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uks-king-charles-expresses-sorrow-in-antigua-over-slave-trade",
        "published": "2026-11-03T18:32:46.000Z"
      }
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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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