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King Charles urged ‘as human brother’ to support reparations talks at Caribbean summit

Caricom commission chair Hilary Beckles wants king to ensure Commonwealth becomes a ‘moral institution committed to human justice’

The head of the Caribbean’s reparations commission has appealed to King Charles III as a “human brother” whose family he said had benefited from slavery to support reparations talks at next month’s Commonwealth leaders meeting in the Caribbean.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda next month, professor Hilary Beckles urged the king to use his influence to advance slavery reparations talks between Britain and the Caribbean.

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© Photograph: Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images

© Photograph: Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images

© Photograph: Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images

DOJ monitoring plans and DHS voter checks raise concerns of election interference

22 October 2026 at 23:55
With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, a new legal battle is raising questions about the federal government's role in policing who is eligible to vote. A federal judge in California has blocked a Department of Homeland Security effort to identify noncitizens on voter rolls. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

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