Sat 27 June 2026: Sri Lanka is one of the only countries where humans and elephants share nearly half the land, turning everyday life into a fragile negotiation. As farmland expands into ancient elephant routes, this co-existence has become increasingly violent: families lose crops, homes, and loved ones, while elephants face escalating aggression and hundreds […]
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Sat 27 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Lesotho seeks compensation and economic support from SA: Last week, Tau met South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola in Pretoria. In a statement after that meeting, Tau said he had reminded Lamola of three major historical factors that had […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: India’s Ministry of External Affairs clarified that a passport is a travel document, not proof of citizenship, sparking debate over what actually establishes Indian citizenship, with no universal document existing for citizens by birth. India’s Ministry of External Affairs sparked widespread debate this week by clarifying that an Indian passport is […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned against vigilantism, xenophobia and any attempts to destabilise the country, stressing that the enforcement of immigration laws remains the responsibility of the state. The President said this while responding to questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday on government’s response to illegal immigration […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: King Charles has become the first British monarch to reveal his tax bill, with newly published figures showing he paid £12.9 million ($17 million) in tax during the 2024-25 financial year. According to the BBC, the level of tax paid by Charles places him among the top 100 UK taxpayers. The […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: A spike in potent synthetic drugs comes as manufacturers respond to geopolitical changes and look to increase profits. The global drug trade is flourishing, with a surge of new synthetic drugs, as well as cocaine and methamphetamine, as traffickers exploit global instability to push into new markets, the United Nations has […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: A US federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to either release additional unredacted files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why the information must remain hidden, media reports said on Thursday. US District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday gave the government until July 2 to comply with […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: Total economic cost of Israel’s wars across the region has now been estimated at more than 200 billion dollars, underscoring the scale of financial damage tied to Tel Aviv’s ongoing military escalation. The cost of Israel’s wars in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran since 7 October 2023 has reached nearly $205 […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: A Kenyan High Court on Friday barred the media from covering proceedings as eight girls accused of killing 16 fellow students in the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire appeared virtually for the start of their murder case. The order was issued during a virtual hearing before the High Court in Kibera, […]
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Fri 26 June 2026: The death toll from the back-to-back earthquakes has risen to about 235, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado says, and at least 4,300 people were injured in the back-to-back earthquakes. As Venezuelans continue to tally the human toll of the earthquakes, experts have warned that the economic fallout of the disaster could also […]
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