G20 kicks off in South Africa as Ramaphosa postpones budget amid coalition rows

THE G20 summit in South Africa began today with the United States snubbing the host country, whose recent land reform law has offended Donald Trump

US agriculture ministry tries to recall workers sacked in Musk's purges to cope with bird flu crisis

THE US agriculture ministry is trying to rescind letters firing health and safety inspectors amid an ongoing bird flu outbreak that has already led

World in brief: February 19, 2025

ITALY: Prosecutors may drop a tax evasion investigation into Google after the digital giant agreed a €326 million (£270m) settleme

Hamas offers release of all hostages for permanent truce, as UNRWA warns of ethnic cleansing in West Bank

Afghanistan complains Pakistan plans rapid expulsion of millions of Afghan refugees

AFGHANISTAN accused Pakistan of seeking to expel all Afghan refugees today, complaining its nationals were being arrested, searched and ordered to

Swedish dockers take day of action to protest sacking of leading trade unionist

SWEDISH dockers took a day of action today against the sacking of a leading trade unionist by Gothenburg RoRo Terminal.

EU announces further sanctions on Russia as transatlantic rift over Ukraine widens

THE transatlantic rift over Ukraine widened today as EU diplomats announced further sanctions against Russia will come into force next week.

Bolsonaro accused of plot to poison Lula, murder a judge and seize power

EX-BRAZILIAN president Jair Bolsonaro planned to poison his successor Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, kill a Supreme Court judge and retain the presid

Riot police patrol Junge Welt HQ as newspaper steps in to host UN's Francesca Albanese

RIOT police lined the walls of the Morning Star’s German sister paper Junge Welt’s Berlin HQ on Tuesday as it hosted a talk by UN special rapporteu