Conflict● Elevated16m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 12:33 PM
Nine foreigners caught allegedly trying to leave South Africa to fight in Ukraine
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BBC World · Sub-Saharan Africa
Police declined to disclose their nationalities but said none of them lived in South Africa.
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