Category Policy areas

MALUA, Samoa — Britain’s former colonies agreed “the time has come” for a conversation about reparatory justice for the slave trade, after a row over the issue dominated the Commonwealth’s biennial summit. A communiqué from 55 Commonwealth nations in Samoa, including the U.K. and many members…

PARIS — The new French government will need two years more than expected to bring its deficit in line with European Union rules, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Tuesday in his first major policy address. France is planning…