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Shocking revelations about Beitbridge border security from Minister Macpherson
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ScheerPost
· Jun 27, 2026
Leaked Emails Reveal British Intel Instigated Riots In Occupied Ireland With Twisted Ploys
Kit Klarenberg·The Grayzone Leaked emails expose how British military-intel officials deliberately provoked riots among occupied Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities, which they then exploited to justify repression. In private diatribes, veterans of occupied Ireland who later became MI6 officers still obsess over “keeping Northern Ireland British” and mock the death of Bobby Sands. Leaked emails []
Brisbane Times
· Jul 1, 2026
Accused people-smuggler charged after boat lands in Far North Queensland
The border breach by about a dozen people believed to be Chinese nationals has been slammed as an embarrassment for our national security.
Metro
· Jun 26, 2026
Violent EastEnders incel Joel’s return brings terror to Walford residents
His return casts a dark shadow over Walford.
AllAfrica
· Jul 2, 2026
South Africa: Thousands of Immigrants Stuck in Musina With Little Food, Water or Shelter
[GroundUp] Chaos as displaced immigrants descend on town close to Beitbridge border
Sky News Australia
· Jun 24, 2026
‘Hundreds each day’: Alarm raised over migration routes fuelling radicalisation fears
Former New Scotland Yard Detective Laura Pond warns Britain is facing multiple migration pathways, with concerns some arrivals come from regions plagued by conflict and extremist ideologies. “We’ve got it coming from a number of fronts,” Ms Pond told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “We’ve obviously got the small boats coming across the channel. Hundreds each day. We have a route through the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland, which often leads to the mainland. “Many of them are from war-torn countries, from countries that have been radicalised; they have got some extreme views. “Some with the intention to do things, some just vulnerable to that sort of radicalisation.”
The i Paper
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