The Morning Star

02/09/2025

Donnarumma completes Manchester City move as Ederson leaves for Turkey

MANCHESTER CITY today confirmed the signing of Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris St Germain, with Ederson ending his eight-year stint at the club with a move to Fenerbahce.The 26-year-old has been on the lookout for the right move after his omission from PSG’s Super Cup squad made i...

02/09/2025

World in brief: September 2, 2025

BRAZIL: The verdict and sentencing phase of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s trial, in which he is accused of leading a conspiracy to retain power following his 2022 election defeat, began today.A Supreme Court panel scheduled sessions on five days until September 12 to decide whether the far-rig...

02/09/2025

Labour's attempt to 'outflank Reform' on international students is 'political su***de,' says UCU

LABOUR’S attempt to “outflank Reform” on international students is “political su***de,” the University and College Union (UCU) warned today following reports of a crackdown on asylum claims.The Home Office is to launch a new campaign, contacting foreign students and their families via text...

02/09/2025

Calls for an inaugural all-Wales Your Party meeting in the autumn

FORMER Cynon Valley MP Beth Winter and retired PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka have called for a Your Party all-Wales meeting in the autumn.More than 23,000 people have signed up in Wales to Your Party, as the new left party announced by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana is provisionally known, an...

02/09/2025

Sarwar accepts 'there is a genocide happening in Gaza'

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has accepted “there is a genocide happening in Gaza” and went on to brand the Israeli government “out of control” and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal.”Mr Sarwar made the remarks in response to questions from a protester as he gave ...

02/09/2025

Israel calls up thousands of reservists as its troops kill another 47 Palestinians

ISRAEL began mobilising tens of thousands of reservists and repeated evacuation warnings today as its troops killed at least another 47 Palestinians.The beginning of this month’s call-up of 60,000 reservists comes as the Israeli military hit targets in northern and central Gaza, striking parts of ...

02/09/2025

Xi describes China and Russia as the key victors of World War II

CHINA and Russia were the key victors of World War II, Chinese President Xi Jinping said today during a Beijing meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Mr Xi welcomed Mr Putin for talks as an “old friend,” reflecting the increasingly warm relations between the two countries.The talks...

02/09/2025

England bowled out for just 131 by South Africa on their return to ODI duty

ENGLAND’S batting flopped embarrassingly on their return to ODI duty today, bowled out for just 131 in their series opener against South Africa.The squad only came together in full on Monday evening, with their solitary pre-match training session severely depleted due to the conclusion of The Hund...

02/09/2025

Vietnam celebrates 80 years of independence

VIETNAM marked National Day today by staging its largest military parade in decades, with thousands packing the streets of the capital Hanoi.The parade to mark 80 years of Vietnamese statehood unfolded in Ba Dinh Square, where revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh declared independence from French coloni...

02/09/2025

Councils shelling out tens of millions to incentivise private landlords to house homeless families

COUNCILS are forking out tens of millions of pounds a year in payments to greedy landlords to incentivise them to house homeless families, new research revealed today.Campaign group Generation Rent sent Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to all 32 London councils and 10 councils elsewhere in Engl...

02/09/2025

Editorial: The buck stops with Starmer, but Reeves is a convenient scapegoat
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/buck-stops-starmer-reeves-convenient-scapegoat

02/09/2025

Maduro ready to declare 'republic in arms' if US attacks Venezuela

VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro has warned that a US military build-up in the Caribbean is aimed at overthrowing his government.Mr Maduro said on Monday that he was ready to “declare a republic in arms” in response to any attack.He insisted that his country was committed to peace but would r...