SOUTH AFRICA STRENGTHENS MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

Mon 15 June 2026: The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration has developed an implementation plan to strengthen migration management, focusing on improved border infrastructure, access to social services, registration of small businesses and informal traders, and a review of asylum and refugee procedures. The IMC unveiled the plan during its media briefing on Sunday, following […]

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YOGI GOVT ORDERS ANTI-LOVE JIHAD CELLS TO SAFEGUARD STUDENTS IN UP COLLEGES

Sun 14 June 2026: All state universities and higher educational institutions in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have been directed to establish “Dharmantaran Roktham Cells” (anti-conversion Prevention cells) following instructions issued by Governor Anandiben Patel’s secretariat. According to a May 28 letter addressed to vice chancellors, directors of state universities, medical institutes and other higher educational institutions, […]

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UN ADOPTS LANDMARK TREATY SETTING STANDARDS FOR GIG ECONOMY WORKERS WORLDWIDE

Sun 14 June 2026: The United Nation’s International Labour Organization (ILO) has adopted the world’s first binding agreement setting out employment standards for digital platform workers in the gig economy. The Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention was adopted on Friday at the 114th annual International Labour Conference in Geneva. It aims to extend […]

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BRITISH FORCES SEIZE SUSPECTED RUSSIAN SHADOW FLEET OIL TANKER IN ENGLISH CHANNEL

Sun 14 June 2026: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that British forces have seized a Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel. “This successful operation ⁠⁠delivers yet another ⁠⁠blow to Russia and reminds those fuelling ⁠[Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war in ⁠⁠Ukraine that ⁠⁠we will not let them hide,” Starmer […]

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES REJECTS REPORTS ALLEGING $3B TRANSFER TO IRAN

Sat 13 June 2026: The United Arab Emirates denied reports Friday about funds being transferred from the Gulf country to Iran, including allegations involving $3 billion. “The United Arab Emirates has categorically denied reports published by certain international media outlets alleging the transfer of funds from the UAE to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including […]

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1 IN EVERY 70 PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED AMID CONFLICTS, CLIMATE SHOCKS: UNHCR REPORT

Sat 13 June 2026: One in every 70 people worldwide remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday, which noted that global displacement has declined for the first time in a decade, though it remains at unacceptably high levels.  Launching the report in Geneva, UN High Commissioner […]

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PENTAGON PLANS REDUCTION OF US AIR, NAVAL FORCES IN NATO EUROPE MISSIONS

Sat 13 June 2026: The United States plans to cut air and naval assets designated to NATO operations in Europe, in another hit to confidence concerning Washington’s commitment to the military alliance. European officials on Friday backed up a report in The New York Times that the administration of President Donald Trump is set to […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | SATURDAY – 13 JUNE 2026

Sat 13 June 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ New R2 and R5 coins launching in SA: The R5 coin will be an education tribute coin, featuring the designs of the R2 coins on its reverse side. As with other commemorative coins, they carry no higher value than their face values, […]

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