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Palace says King 'transcends' politics of slavery

Debate about a state apology for slave trade intensifies ahead of Commonwealth summit.

The King has begun attending events in Antigua, ahead of a Commonwealth meeting where he'll speak about the issue of slavery, but he won't offer an apology. There's been widespread criticism of the violence and looting on the margins of yesterday's mostly peaceful demonstrations across Germany, in part about the cost of living. The family of the murdered teenager Henry Nowak have said that the trauma of his murder was made worse by seeing footage of him handcuffed. (Image: Reuters.)

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