Tue 02 June 2026: Rwanda’s $134m claim has been thrown out, which bodes ill for other governments seeking ‘return hubs’. An international court has ruled that the United Kingdom does not need to pay Rwanda more than 100 million British pounds ($134m) in compensation over a scrapped migrant deportation deal. The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: The decision was split, allowing the Trump administration to continue barring transgender people from enlisting in the military. A United States court of appeals has ruled that a policy under President Donald Trump to expel transgender troops from the military was a violation of the Constitution. But Monday’s decision was a split […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: Ousted PM says his party, which holds the parliamentary majority, will not participate in new government. Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced a new government featuring several members and allies of a party led by sacked prime minister and estranged ally Ousmane Sonko, who has pledged his group would not […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa to table Presidency Budget amid impeachment tensions: President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the National Assembly on Tuesday to deliver the 2026/2027 Presidency Budget Vote, a decisive blueprint to drive economic growth, tackle poverty, and strengthen South Africa’s governance under the Government […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: China on Monday expressed concern over Japan’s deployment of security personnel to NATO’s Ukraine mission. “Japan has been pursuing remilitarization at full throttle, engaging in frequent interactions with a military organization from outside the region, expanding the scope of activities of its Self-Defence Forces (SDF), and building a combat-ready operational system,” […]
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Mon 01 June 2026: Finland has announced a fresh £2 million (approximately $2.23 million) in support for the persecuted Rohingya people taking shelter on the southeast Cox’s Bazar coast in Bangladesh amid serious fund cuts. The UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, on Sunday announced the contribution from Finland to sustain life-saving assistance and protection for Rohingya refugees. “With […]
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Mon 01 June 2026: The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (DMPR) has announced that petrol will increase by R1.43 this Wednesday, while the prices of diesel, paraffin and LP gas will decrease. The adjusted prices for this month are as follows: Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): R1.43 increase. Petrol 95 (ULP &LRP): R1.43 increase. […]
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Mon 01 June 2026: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday announced that he would return to India on June 6 to launch a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination-related failures, including the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. He alleged that more than one crore students […]
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Mon 01 June 2026: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday rejected Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s call for Yerevan to hold a referendum on joining the EU, amid pressure from Moscow a week before a parliamentary vote. Armenia has in recent years looked for other allies, frustrated that Moscow did not protect it in a […]
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Mon 01 June 2026: It’s hard to overstate the impact that artificial intelligence has had since the release of generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT just three years ago. While they have led to countless advances in how we live and work, they have also been at the centre of controversies around domestic and sexual […]
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