South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year’s time. South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for m
Read more: Ramaphosa Closes G20 Amid US Boycott and Handover DisputeA "tremendous amount of progress" has been achieved in talks to finalise a US-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. But "there's still some work to be done", Rubio said after meeting Ukrainian and European negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland. Ukra
Read more: Rubio: Tremendous progress in Geneva Ukraine peace talksGunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said on Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation. The early Friday raid on St Mary’s co-educational school in Niger state in western Nigeria came
Read more: More than 300 Students Kidnapped in Nigeria; Security Concerns RisePresident Donald Trump has said a US plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war is not his "final offer" for Kyiv, after Ukrainian allies voiced concerns over proposals. Earlier on Saturday, leaders from Europe, Canada and Japan said the plan had elements "essential for a just and lasting peace", but would
Read more: Trump: US 28-Point Ukraine Plan Not Final OfferUnknown gunmen have abducted 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass abduction in the country in a week. The latest kidnapping, in Papiri community in Niger state, came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat to intervene militarily to end
Read more: Nigeria shaken by mass abduction of 215 schoolchildrenZelensky/Telegram President Zelensky addressed the nation on Ukraine's Dignity and Freedom Day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Kyiv risks losing US support over a White House plan on how to end the war with Russia. Addressing the nation on Friday, Zelensky said Ukraine "might
Read more: Zelensky: Rejecting US Peace Plan Could Jeopardize SupportTrump signs bill ordering justice department to release Epstein files Watch: "I'm all for it", Trump says on calls to release Epstein files US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epst
Read more: Trump Signs Law Releasing Epstein RecordsIn October 2023, leaders, scientists and policymakers from three of the world’s great rainforest regions – the Amazon, the Congo, and the Borneo-Mekong basins – assembled in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo. They were there to discuss one urgent question: how to save the planet’s last g
Read more: Why the Congo Basin Rainforest Is NeglectedNestlé is still adding sugar to most baby cereals sold across Africa, according to an investigation by campaigners who have accused the company of “putting the health of African babies at risk for profit”. The food firm was accused of “double standards” over the researchers’ findings, which come at
Read more: Nestlé accused of adding sugar to African baby cerealsKate Whannel Political reporter Watch: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says UK must restore "order and control" over borders Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has defended sweeping changes to the UK's asylum system, telling MPs the current situation is "out of control and unfair". Speaking in the House
Read more: Mahmood Defends Major Asylum System ReformsJennifer McKiernan Political reporter PA Media The government has said it wants to reduce the number of migrants coming to the UK on small boats Plans to fast-track the deportations of illegal migrants as part of a sweeping reforms of the UK's asylum policy are to be announced by Home Secretary Shab
Read more: Fast-track deportations in proposed asylum overhaulPeople granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently, under plans due to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday. The major shake-up to asylum policy comes as the government seeks to reduce small boat crossings and asylum claims. Und
Read more: UK plans 20-year wait for refugees to gain settlement
