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In Musina, in northeast South Africa, on the border with Zimbabwe, hundreds of undocumented migrants are preparing to return home following a wave of sometimes violent anti-migrant protests across the country. Meanwhile, nearby, some people are still seeking to enter South Africa and they do so, braving crocodiles to cross the Limpopo River via wooden rafts, before slipping away into the thorn scrub. This scene highlights how the protests have not deterred everyone. Some who

Nigeria said on Sunday that two of its nationals were killed in South Africa last month amid xenophobic violence targeting people from elsewhere on the continent. In a statement, it added that they died on 28 June in the build up to an end-of-month unofficial deadline by anti-illegal immigrant groups for foreigners to leave the country. Abuja said one of the men was allegedly killed by police officers in Pretoria and the other by unidentified attackers in Mpumalanga province.

African and Caribbean leaders in Ghana on Friday urged former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations over the trafficking of enslaved Africans after a landmark United Nations resolution in March declaring it “the gravest crime against humanity.” The 'Next Steps' conference in the Ghanaian capital of Accra issued a declaration calling on countries involved in the Atlantic slave trade to “offer full, formal and unconditional apologies as a foundational step to

China on Sunday handed over 17 Filipino sailors it rescued from a shipwreck near China's Huangyan Dao to the Philippines. On Friday, a Singapore-registered cargo ship en route from the Philippines to China had lost contact near Huangyan Dao. Two of the 17 rescued sailors were confirmed dead. Four others remain missing. At the request of the Philippine side, the China Coast Guard (CCG) at 2:43 p.m. Sunday successfully handed over the rescued personnel to the Philippine Coast G

More than 640,000 people affected by catastrophic Mozambique floods Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique has affected more than 640,000 people, authorities say, with more than half of those in Gaza province. The regional capital Xai-Xai is submerged and fears of hunger and disease are mounting. Local authorities are coordinating with the country’s relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD), to ensure aid reaches those in need. "In less than 24 hours,

The wife of Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine has been speaking to journalists from her hospital bed in Kampala, describing what she says was an overnight raid on her home by soldiers searching for her husband. Barbra Itungo Kyagulanyi said she was strangled and held at gunpoint during the raid. "One of the main reasons was to look for my husband because his phone has been home. I switched it on yesterday because there is a password I was looking for and then that was l

Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday. Three victims — two men and a woman — had already been recovered dead on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning. “They had been dragged to the lower part of the gully where the avalanche occurred,” said Alpine rescue spokesman Federico Catania. “Rescue teams are now returning

Earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin said that “support for families” and stimulating birth rates were “the most important” of all of Russia’s national projects and strategic plans. “Fatherhood and motherhood are happiness, and happiness should not be postponed,” Putin said at a meeting of the presidential council on Russia’s demographics. Russian officials, who have repeatedly described its demographics and “very low” birth rate as a serious concern, are intensify

Colombo, Oct. 26 - A 28-year-old Saudi national has been arrested after assaulting two flight attendants on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred on flight UL-266, which arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at 6:32 a.m. today (26). The passenger, who was en route to Malaysia, reportedly attempted to go to the toilet while the plane was preparing to land—a time when all passengers are required to fasten their seat belts. Wh

To celebrate the 2025 Alumni Day of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura, a medical camp, legal aid service, and blood donation program were organized by the Old Boys’ Association at the primary section of the college To celebrate the 2025 Alumni Day of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura, a medical camp, legal aid service, and blood donation program were organized by the Old Boys’ Association at the primary section of the college To celebrate the 2025 Alumni Day of Sri Sumangala Coll