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South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries. Clashes broke out on Thursday in Soweto, a sprawling township outside Johannesburg, the country's largest city, and Durban, a major port on the east coast. The violence comes amid growing anger over a court ruling requiring the government to remove barriers that had prevented some migrants from applying for asylum. South Africa has experienced repeated outbreaks.

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Matsadaash staff allege torture and forced confessions after being held on charges of working for Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian journalists are planning a new protest in Cairo this weekend after six colleagues were charged with terrorism offences amid allegations they had been tortured in police detention. Last week, Egyptian authorities arrested the journalists, from the independent factchecking and investigative platform Matsadaash, accusing them in a statement of being unlicensed and producing.

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Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev. In an exclusive interview with the BBC from prison in Kyiv, facilitated by his lawyer, Vitalii Zhykovych has given his own account of the attempted assassination for the first time. Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev and his 13-year-old son were badly hurt in the blast and his partner suffered catastrophic injuries. Yermolayev later described their survival.

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"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday. Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesBySareen HabeshianPublished8 October 2026, 22:40 BSTUpdated 20 minutes agoThe public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. An official from the Defense Department told the BBC the execution of Nidal.

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Hundreds have pitched their tents in central Madrid, while the Spanish prime minister has called a snap election. Image caption, Jorge Moreno (left) says "vulture funds" are hiking up rents, while Pierina Nicuray points out that there is "a lack of homes" in Spain Pierina Nicuray, a 21-year-old university graduate, has spent a week camped out in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square. Like many of the hundreds of others who.

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The German sportswear brand wants the Sydney-based label to stop selling the clothes and pay damages. Image source, Federal Court of AustraliaByLana LamSydneyPublished3 hours agoAdidas is suing Australian label White Fox for selling and advertising clothes with a four-striped design, arguing it is "deceptively similar" to the German brand's distinct logo. The sportswear giant said it had repeatedly asked White Fox to stop selling and promoting the clothes since March,.