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The South African government’s annual presentation of its budget was abruptly cancelled on Wednesday and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition. The finance minister’s budget speech normally takes place in February. Parliament Speaker…

Police in Munich are investigating after more than 1,000 stickers were put on gravestones and wooden crosses at three cemeteries in the German city, without any indication of where they came from or why. The small stickers are printed with…

The Irish killer of a Dublin man attacked with a knuckle duster and stabbed in a ‘love triangle’ murder has escaped with a prison sentence of just six years after striking a plea bargain deal less than a week before…

Elon Musk’s xAI has unveiled its latest flagship AI model, Grok 3, which it claims is now better than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Mr Musk said Grok 3 is the “smartest AI on Earth”, and the company said it performed better in…

European leaders have insisted their governments must have a say in talks between the US and Russia to end the war in Ukraine, after Moscow and Washington said there was no role for Europe in the negotiations. Leaders of Germany,…

The apparent leader of a cult-like group known as the Zizians has been arrested with another member of the organisation, US police said. Jack Lasota (34) was arrested in Maryland on Sunday with Michelle Zajko (33), of Media, Pennsylvania, Maryland…

Senior US and Russian officials will hold talks on ending the war in Ukraine, officials said, in what would be the most significant meeting between the sides since Moscow’s invasion nearly three years ago. The meeting, part of talks on…

Gone are the crowded arenas, the pulsing playlists, the off-the-cuff 90-minute campaign speeches. Now that Donald Trump is back in the White House, he is favouring a new style of communication with the American public – almost-daily appearances direct from…

Marine Le Pen may be the dominant figure of the French far-right, but in Trump world, a little-known European Parliament lawmaker called Sarah Knafo is making inroads. Ms Knafo, a crypto-aficionado and supporter of tech billionaire Elon Musk, is one…

A young man from an isolated indigenous tribe who approached a community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said. The encounter occurred at around 7pm local time on Wednesday in Bela…