UK SCRAMBLES TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT TWICE IN 24 HOURS AS TENSIONS ESCALATE

Fri 09 June 2023: British fighter jets were dispatched twice in the past 24 hours to intercept three Russian aircraft that were flying close to NATO airspace, the UK claimed on Friday. Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft and Su-27 fighter jet were intercepted on Thursday evening by Swedish Air Force Gripens and Royal Air Force Typhoons […]

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IRAN HAS PROVIDED RUSSIA WITH HUNDREDS OF DRONES TO ATTACK UKRAINE- WHITE HOUSE

  A satellite image shows possible planned location of UAV manufacturing plant in Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone, as evidence of new Russian-Iran cooperation, in this handout acquired June 9, 2023. White House/Handout via REUTERS Fri 09 June 2023: The White House said, on Friday, that Russia appeared to be deepening its defence cooperation with […]

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BAN ON HUAWEI WILL BE ‘BRAZEN’ VIOLATION OF MARKET PRINCIPLES, CHINA SAYS

Fri 09 June 2023: China said on Wednesday that the EU’s decision to impose a ban on Chinese technology giant Huawei would be a “brazen” violation of the values of free trade, a market economy, and competitiveness that the “EU claims to champion.” Huawei has never compromised the security of any European nation since it […]

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FOUR HINDUTVA OUTFIT ARRESTED FOR VANDALIZING 17 IDOLS OF HINDU DEITIES TO DISTURB COMMUNAL HARMONY

Fri 09 June 2023: Four, including prime accused Harish Sharma arrested on Thursday evening for vandalising 17 idols of Hindu deities in four different temples in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, said Senior Superintendent of Police Gulavathi police station. According to the police, the incident is said to have happened in the Baral on the night of […]

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OVER 13.6M SUDANESE CHILDREN NEED URGENT LIFE-SAVING HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT: UNICEF

Fri 09 June 2023: The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Thursday that over 13.6 million children are in urgent need of life-saving humanitarian support in Sudan, the highest number ever recorded in the country amid intense fighting, Anadolu Agency reports. The conflict-hit African nation has been engulfed by violence for weeks between the Sudanese Army and […]

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KENYA AT 60: HOW THE BRITISH USED STREET NAMES TO SHOW COLONIAL POWER

  Signwriters rush to replace colonial street names with news ones in April 1964, a few months after Kenya’s independence on December 12, 1963. AFP via Getty Images Fri 09 June 2023: Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the colonial period. This strategy […]

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MUSLIM PARENTS IN NEW ZEALAND CONCERNED OVER ‘PRIDE WEEK’ IN SCHOOLS

Fri 09 June 2023: New Zealand Muslim parents have raised concerns about schools participating in ‘Pride Weeks’, an annual celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. Scheduled to be held from June 12 to 16, the event has already sparked controversy. In a letter addressed to New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, Syed Mujeeb, a concerned Muslim […]

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EU THREATENS META WITH ‘HEAVY SANCTIONS’ IF IT FAILS TO FIX CHILD PROTECTION ISSUES

Fri 09 June 2023:  The EU threatened “heavy sanctions” against tech firm Meta on Thursday and demanded that it take “immediate action” for the protection of children, Anadolu Agency reported. “Meta’s voluntary code on child protection seems not to work,” EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton asserted on Twitter. He urged the company’s CEO […]

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