Mozambique says 5 citizens killed in ‘xenophobic attacks’ in South Africa
The violence prompted 300 Mozambicans to return home over the weekend.

The violence prompted 300 Mozambicans to return home over the weekend.








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The first flight carrying around 300 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa following anti-immigrant tensions.
The repatriation came following a wave of anti-immigration protests in recent weeks.
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To commemorate the Nakba, protesters in Cape Town staged a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians.
Iran’s FM had urged member states to condemn ‘violations of international law by the United States and Israel’.
The foreign ministers meeting is taking place before the 2026 BRICS summit in India in September.
South African president came to power on anticorruption mandate – and could go now for stuffing cash in furniture.
Whales are increasingly exposed to traffic – and ship strikes.