Wed 24 June 2026: Kenya’s plan to host a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base has been blocked by a court decision. Street protests and a contempt ruling against the health minister added to the pressure, all of this unfolding within weeks of the facility’s announcement in May. The United States has declined […]
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Wed 24 June 2026: Billionaire Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that he believed Jeffrey Epstein likely weighed blackmailing him over extramarital affairs. The Microsoft co-founder detailed his suspicions to lawmakers on June 10 as part of an ongoing congressional probe into the late convicted sex offender. A transcript of the closed-door interview was […]
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Wed 24 June 2026: Ukrainian strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea have triggered power outages in its largest city, Sevastopol, according to statements from both sides, as Kyiv intensifies attacks on the peninsula Moscow annexed in 2014. Crimea has been forced to suspend fuel sales to the public as Ukraine’s army targets Russian logistics to the region and has […]
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Wed 24 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Police look on as anti-foreigner marchers vandalise businesses: In response to the recent unrest, a broad coalition of community organisations, trade unions, civil society groups and concerned citizens has launched the Siyafana Sonke Campaign, a national initiative aimed at confronting xenophobia, defending social […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: The days of tuning in to the six o’clock news are long over. News audiences are increasingly fragmented, and more than half of us now get our news from social media. This trend is particularly pronounced for younger people, with three in four coming across news on social platforms. And 57% of children […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: Two children, aged two and four, were found dead in their family’s car in southeastern France Monday as temperatures soared across large parts of the country, the local prosecutor said. “The causes of death are yet to be determined, but the heatwave is the leading line of inquiry,” said Helene Mourges, the prosecutor in the […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: US electric vehicle maker Tesla posted a sharp rebound in EU sales in May, with registrations rising 152.4% from a year earlier, though competition from China’s BYD continued to intensify, industry data showed. Tesla registrations in the EU reached 21,767 units in May, up from 8,623 units in the same month […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: A Taliban delegation is expected to fly into Brussels on Tuesday after being granted a one-day visa to hold talks with the EU on returning failed asylum-seekers to Afghanistan. The European Commission has invited the officials for discussions under a push to crack down on irregular migration and boost deportations despite […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa moved to clarify remarks that had been widely interpreted as signalling a Syrian military entry into Lebanon, in a live interview. He said that President Trump’s comments on a possible Syrian role had been misread and that Damascus intended nothing beyond supporting Lebanese state institutions and opening […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: Several rape convictions in the United Kingdom are under review after a Derbyshire Police detective was suspended for allegedly using an artificial intelligence chatbot to manipulate evidence. The officer was removed from frontline duties and is now the subject of a criminal investigation, according to the Financial Times. He is accused […]
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