By Agence France-Presse Commonwealth countries want talks on slavery reparations but the United Kingdom — engaged in soul-searching over its former empire for several years now — is not open to financial compensation, officials and analysts say. “I think segments of British society might be ready to talk about reparation but you have other sectors, […]
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By Agence France-Presse The banks of the Rio Grande river separating Mexico and the United States look almost deserted, and formerly overcrowded migrant shelters are half empty — a consequence of tougher US immigration policies in an election year. The change reflects not only the success of US deterrence, but also heated rhetoric ahead of […]