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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Sat 20 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ South Africa heading for July Riots 2.0: Now, Bureau for Economic Research’s Natasha Marrian said ANC insiders are concerned that “the growing proximity between elements of the anti-immigrant movement and former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party could increase the risk of unrest, […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: Greater Manchester mayor’s victory in Makerfield clears path for bid to unseat Starmer as prime minister. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has cruised to victory in a high-stakes by-election in northern England, paving the way for him to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday released newly declassified documents related to the origins of COVID-19, alleging they reveal links between US-funded research, the Wuhan Institute of Virology and actions by former top US health official Anthony Fauci. “The COVID-19 pandemic caused tremendous hardship and pain for millions […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: Brent crude reverses slide after oil, LNG tankers cross critical waterway. Oil prices have begun rising again as an agreement between the United States and Iran hangs in the balance. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 0.65 percent on Friday, after falling as much as 0.9 percent earlier in the day, […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Government will withdraw previously proposed tax increases: Ramaphosa did not provide further details on which previously proposed tax increases will be withdrawn in this financial year. It is also possible that the President was referring to previously proposed taxes, which have already […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: The United Nations has, for the third consecutive year, included the Israeli armed and security forces among parties that commit grave violations against children in armed conflict, according to a report. Seen by Anadolu on Wednesday, the yet-to-be-released report, which contains data for 2025, said: “In 2025, violations against children in […]
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