Mon 22 June 2026: US-Iran talks in Switzerland over weekend saw some tensions flare, but talks continued, fueling optimism over lasting peace in Middle East, driving gold prices up Global markets began the week that will see the release of key US macroeconomic data on a mixed trend after US-Iran talks continued to reach a […]
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Mon 22 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA struggles with migrant exodus and economic unrest: Moreover, foreign-born residents only account for an estimated 5.1% of South Africa’s population.“That is not an influx and it is not particularly high compared to global standards,” said Economist Duma Gqubule. “People are making up […]
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Sun 21 June 2026: American actor Giancarlo Esposito, known for his role as Gus Fring in the television series Breaking Bad, has embraced Islam during a stay in Saudi Arabia, media reports said on Sunday. Saudi Gazette reported that General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Al-Sheikh said Esposito recited the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, […]
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Sun 21 June 2026: United States President Donald Trump has pledged there will be no tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, unless they are collected by his own country. Trump’s statement, made in a Saturday afternoon post on Truth Social, is the latest sign that a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) may be […]
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Sun 21 June 2026: A government push to curb undocumented employment is exposing the dependence of many small businesses on migrant labour. Johannesburg, South Africa – In the narrow lanes of Fordsburg in central Johannesburg, Junaid Mohammed* stands behind the counter of a family shop that has been in his family for decades. His father started […]
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Sat 20 June 2026: Can technology really replace human relationships? As philosophy scholars who focus on human happiness and on artificial intelligence (AI), we tackle this question in a recent paper. In our study, we address the rise of AI companions, chatbots, and social robots for friendship, advice, emotional support, and even romance. We argue that AI […]
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Sat 20 June 2026: Amnesty International’s South Asia Regional Office has raised alarm over what it describes as the mass and accelerating expulsion of Afghan refugees from countries around the world, warning that the situation is worsening day by day. In a statement, the rights group said millions of Afghans are being forced to leave […]
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Sat 20 June 2026: African and Caribbean nations on Friday demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from transatlantic slavery, as well as debt relief and financial compensation, part of an increasingly forceful push for reparations. The demands were part of a 19-point reparations plan endorsed at the end of a three-day conference in Ghana, […]
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Sat 20 June 2026: The United Nations has warned that the world’s oceans are facing a rapidly worsening crisis, with marine ecosystems under “severe and intensifying” stress from human activities, while the rate of global sea-level rise has doubled over the past decade. Released to coincide with World Oceans Day, the UN’s third World Ocean […]
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Sat 20 June 2026: Two men have been sentenced to prison for a series of arson attacks on properties belonging to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The pair – Ukrainian-born Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27 – were offered money to carry out the attacks by a Russian-speaking figure using the name “El Money” […]
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