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Migrants/Migration (legal)

Thousands seek way out as South Africa braces for anti-immigrant protests

Zimbabwean migrants queue outside the Zimbabwe Consulate amid fears of anti-immigrant violence ahead of a June 30 deadline set by activists demanding undocumented migrants leave the country, in Cape Town, South Africa, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
Zimbabwean migrants queue outside the Zimbabwe Consulate amid fears of anti-immigrant violence ahead of a June 30 deadline set by activists demanding undocumented migrants leave the country, in Cape Town, South Africa, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Explainer-What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?

Zimbabwean migrants queue outside the Zimbabwe Consulate amid fears of anti-immigrant violence ahead of a June 30 deadline set by activists demanding undocumented migrants leave the country, in Cape Town, South Africa, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
Zimbabwean migrants queue outside the Zimbabwe Consulate amid fears of anti-immigrant violence ahead of a June 30 deadline set by activists demanding undocumented migrants leave the country, in Cape Town, South Africa, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Man mistakenly nabbed in Tokyo by police officers who were unaware of new ID card

Police officers questioned the man in his 20s on a street in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward on the morning of June 25 and asked him to show his identification card.
Police officers questioned the man in his 20s on a street in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward on the morning of June 25 and asked him to show his identification card.

Wealthy nations reap huge benefits from immigration, study finds

The study said growth and productivity were both likely to have been boosted sharply by the influx of immigrants, most of whom were highly skilled, despite any political claims to the contrary.
The study said growth and productivity were both likely to have been boosted sharply by the influx of immigrants, most of whom were highly skilled, despite any political claims to the contrary.

Eleven more bodies of migrants wash ashore from capsize last week off Libya

Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrants

Security personnel stand guard as protesters gather outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), demanding the organisation leave the country and calling for an end to migrant settlement and the deportation of migrants and refugees, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili
Security personnel stand guard as protesters gather outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), demanding the organisation leave the country and calling for an end to migrant settlement and the deportation of migrants and refugees, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

Those British strawberries are being picked by Central Asian workers

Activists and political campaign group Led By Donkeys mow a huge message into a farmer’s field for the 10-year anniversary of Brexit, near Cricklade, Wiltshire, Britain, on June 19, 2026.
Activists and political campaign group Led By Donkeys mow a huge message into a farmer’s field for the 10-year anniversary of Brexit, near Cricklade, Wiltshire, Britain, on June 19, 2026.

At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya, sources say

Chile probes entry of Haitian children under family reunification

France opposes return hubs for migrants in third countries, Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media following a European Union leaders'summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Laia Ros
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media following a European Union leaders'summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Laia Ros

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.