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Ascension of King Charles III has prompted renewed questioning of a British monarch as head of state

From Taiwan to Indonesia, thousands have been trafficked to Cambodia and confined in casinos or dystopian compounds surrounded by thick coils of barbed wire, where they are forced to conduct elaborate cyber scams.

The United Nations’ study found a shocking 50 million people are living under conditions that meet the criteria for modern slavery.

New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage

Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said on Monday, warning that the ranks of these victims of modern forms of slavery had swelled dramatically in recent years.

The number of people living in modern slavery, including forced marriages, has grown over the past five years, the Australia-based Walk Free foundation says.

The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in recent years to around 50 million on any given day amid a surge in poverty and other crises, the U.N. International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday.

Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire's former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger. Beyond official condolences praising the queen’s longevity and service, there is some bitterness about the past…

Mia Mottley praised his environmental and social commitment and noted his recognition of the atrocities of slavery