Rachel Morgan News Editor 
The British government is moving to amend the Immigration Act 1971 to facilitate the deportation of Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of a Rochdale child sex grooming gang, despite Pakistan currently refusing to accept his return. Ahmed, who had his British citizenship stripped, was released from prison last week after serving 14 years of a 19-year … Read more
The African National Congress (ANC) is facing a deepening crisis of leadership, according to political analyst Theo Neethling. Recent controversial appointments, including the return of former communications minister Dina Pule to Cabinet and the selection of Ayanda Dlodlo as ambassador to France, have fueled concerns that the party lacks a credible leadership pipeline as its … Read more
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a statewide enforcement operation on July 7 and 8, inspecting 16 food establishments and seizing approximately Rupees 9,60,416 worth of substandard and banned food items. The crackdown resulted in the immediate suspension of licenses for several venues, including M/s. K. Rustom & Co in Mumbai and M/s. … Read more
A Small Claims Tribunals (SCT) magistrate has ordered a landlord to pay a former tenant $1,536.47 after a dispute over air-conditioning use escalated into harassment and the wrongful withholding of a security deposit. Tribunal Magistrate Leon Abraham Tan ruled on July 7 that the landlord’s decision to keep the $800 deposit was unjustified, citing a … Read more
Latvian teachers have seen their average monthly salaries rise to 1835 euros as of the third quarter of last year, marking a significant shift in the profession’s economic standing. While pay has moved toward parity with the national average, the education system continues to face a staffing crisis, aging faculty, and high attrition among new … Read more
The search for nine-year-old Nonjabulo Nzimande, who went missing from her Willowfountain, Bulwer, home on Saturday, 4 July 2026, ended in a recovery of her body on Tuesday, 7 July 2026. According to KZN police spokesman Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the Plessislaer police have opened a murder case following the discovery of the child in the … Read more
A sessions court in Karachi has sentenced a man to death on two counts for the 2019 murders of television anchor Mureed Abbas and his friend, Khizer Hayat. The ruling follows a lengthy legal process that began after the two victims were shot in the city’s Khayaban-i-Bukhari area on July 9, 2019. Case Background and … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the dissolution of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), a federal watchdog established in 2019 to investigate human rights abuses by Canadian companies operating abroad. While the Prime Minister stated the decision to shutter the office was made “months ago,” Global Affairs Canada confirmed the agency continued to … Read more
An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted permission for the construction of 106 apartments at the site of the former Bessborough Mother and Baby institution in Cork. The decision follows an appeal against a previous planning grant issued to developer Estuary View Enterprises by Cork City Council. The project remains a point of contention due to concerns … Read more
George J. Cotliar, the veteran journalist who served as managing editor of the Los Angeles Times for 19 years, died in his sleep at his Newport Beach home early Monday. He was 94. His daughter, Sharon Cotliar-Zweifach, confirmed the news, noting that her father remained a dedicated “newspaper man” throughout his life. A Career Defined … Read more