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  Protesters gathered in Durban and Johannesburg for a march against illegal immigration, with police monitoring the crowd as demonstrators waved South African flags and sang songs demanding that all illegal foreigners in their country leave today June 30.   The demonstration comes amid heightened tensions across South Africa, where businesses closed, and many foreign nationals stayed away from work over fears that the anti-immigrant protests could turn violent. The protesters wielded sticks as they marched to the streets, singing solidarity songs in their native dialect. Meanwhile, several countries are evacuating their citizens from the country. Over 500 Nigerians have been evacuated from the country, with 500 more still behind.   

  Bafta-winning actor, Michael Ward, allegedly raped a woman in a car after meeting her at a nightclub, a court has been told. The 28-year-old, who starred in Top Boy and Blue Story , has pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault against one woman in January 2023.  Prosecutor Tracy Ayling KC opened the trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday. She said that Ward met his alleged victim for the first time at an “all-white party” at Infinity Lounge nightclub in Gant’s Hill, east London, on New Year’s Day.   The “young woman” had seen Ward “on TV and in films” and he asked her for her Snapchat handle, Ms Ayling said. People started to leave the event around 2.20am on 2 January, and the woman was asked to accompany Ward to the back of his friend’s Mercedes. While in the car, they kissed on the lips, the court heard. Ward then invited her to an afterparty in Stratford, and the alleged victim and her two f...

  Germany icon, Manuel Neuer, 40,  has re-retired from international football after Germany’s shock World Cup exit to Paraguay.   Speaking after the loss, Neuer said: ‘It’s extremely bitter for it to end like this.’   Neuer, whose career has spanned over 20 years, started off at Schalke 04 before he joined Bayern Munich in 2011.   Neuer, 40, initially retired from Germany duty after Euro 2024. But he made a shock U-turn to appear for the DFB at this World Cup before hanging his gloves back up again after Monday’s defeat to Paraguay.   Germany lost 4-3 on penalties to Paraguay following a 1-1 draw after extra time.   The match was Neuer’s 128th cap for the Nationalelf, which places the 40-year-old behind Lukas Podolski (130), Thomas Müller (131), Miroslav Klose (137) and Matthäus (150).   Paraguay will face the winner of France vs Sweden, which takes place at 10pm on Tuesday (June 30).

  A man died in Alabama from a heart attack while trying to discard his girlfriend’s body after fatally strangling her, according to authorities.   On the morning of Wednesday, June 10, the bodies of Jessica Folds, 47, and Daniel Robbins, 44, were found next to each other in a wooded area near an abandoned vehicle in the town of Lanett, authorities said.   The Chambers sheriff’s office said in a statement that officials sent the bodies to the Alabama department of forensic science for autopsies.   Investigators were subsequently reported to have found that Robbins, described as being from Georgia, and Folds, said to be from Lanett, had been in a relationship before her death. He allegedly killed her before he died while trying to hide her body, according to investigators.   “He died of a heart attack while doing it,” said a local district attorney, Mike Segrest. “Their bodies were right there together.”   Segrest said the investigation by local and state la...

  At least 17 nurses in the same unit at one Ohio hospital in the U.S. are all pregnant at the same time and expect their babies this year, breaking a previous record set by the staff at Dayton's Miami Valley Hospital.   "It's exciting," Amberly Saner, a nurse manager at Miami Valley's labor and delivery unit, told ABC News Monday, June 29. "We kind of found out over a period of a couple of months how many people were pregnant and it just kept growing and growing."   Previously, the same unit made news headlines when 11 staffers were expecting babies at the same time, according to a Miami Valley news release. Fifteen of the 17 pregnant nurses gathered to take a group photo at the hospital recently, all in their matching uniforms.   Several are expecting their first child while others are expecting their second kids or beyond.   Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns.   Maddie told A...

  Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived in Lagos on Tuesday, June 30. The Air Peace flight, carrying about 271 Nigerians, landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport shortly before 11 a.m. after departing Johannesburg at about 5 a.m. local time. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) were on hand to receive the returnees. The latest evacuation is part of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to assist Nigerians who have voluntarily chosen to return home amid rising anti-immigration tensions in South Africa.

  Nigerian sprinter ,  Tobi Amusan, claimed victory in the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday, clocking a season’s best of 12.27 seconds (+0.7m/s) to further cement her status as the dominant force in the event.   The world record holder finished ahead of American Grace Stark, who clocked 12.38 seconds, while fellow American Alaysha Johnson finished third in 12.39 seconds.   The performance marked the third time this year the world record holder has clocked 12.27s, underlining her consistency on the Diamond League circuit. The Nigerian had previously recorded the same winning time at the Xiamen and Rabat Diamond League meetings earlier this season.   The victory further cements the 29-year-old's status as one of the leading contenders for the Diamond League Final, with her outstanding consistency establishing her as one of the world's top sprint hurdlers this season.