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King Charles acknowledges "painful" history

In Samoa he said that the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate.

Global leaders are busy with two major summits this week. In Samoa - King Charles opens the Commonwealth meeting saying the 'painful' history of slavery should be acknowledged but stops short of making an apology - despite calls for the UK to pay reparations for historic abuses

President Putin spent the last few days shaking hands with and hugging heads of government of the BRICS organisation pushing back against claims Russia has been isolated. But what did the summit really achieve? We'll have a view from South Africa.

The US elections are fast approaching, and we'll report from the south of the country about a key electoral issue - immigration

In sport - Jose Mourinho makes headlines in a match against his former side Manchester United.

Credit: King Charles III poses for a group photo at the opening ceremony of the CHOGM in Apia, Samoa. Ian Vogler, Reuters

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