Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov. Tue 26 September 2023: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, […]
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Tue 26 September 2023: Last week, massive pig culls were conducted in Italy in an effort to manage the African swine fever (ASF) virus outbreak, which endangered the whole pig-farming industry and was the country’s largest outbreak since the 1960s, The Guardian reported. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) states that ASF is lethal […]
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Tue 26 September 2023: The world’s coldest region recorded the most intense heatwave ever last year, according to a study published last month. In March 2022, temperatures in Eastern Antarctica spiked about 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above the monthly average, said the study “The Largest Ever Recorded Heatwave – Characteristics and Attribution of the Antarctic […]
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Mon 25 September 2023: British police has launched an investigation into a number of sexual offence allegations from across the country after media reporting of claims against Russell Brand. The 48-year-old comedian and actor has been accused of rape, assault and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013, when he was at the height of his […]
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Mon 25 September 2023: France’s highest Court, on Monday, ruled that the government ban on Muslim dress abaya is legal, Anadolu Agency reports. The Council of State said it had rejected an appeal by three organisations against the government ban announced last month on abaya – a loose-fitting and full-length robe – worn by some Muslim students in schools. […]
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Mon 25 September 2023: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to announce proposals which would force convicted rapists to serve their full sentence as part of a ‘gear change’ on crime. Convicted rapists frequently commit new crimes. The United Kingdom has documented numerous incidents where, after receiving an early pardon, such criminals went […]
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Civilians get out of a truck during an evacuation performed by Russian peacekeepers at an unknown location following the launch of a military operation by Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, in this still image from video published September 20, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout Sun 24 September 2023: Armenian Prime Minister […]
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Slovakia’s former Prime Minister and leader of Smer party Robert Fico attends the party’s election campaign rally. Sun 24 September 2023: Riding waves of fear and anger emanating from Russia’s war in Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, nationalist, populist and far-right parties are eyeing rising support across Europe. Polls have suggested […]
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Sun 24 September 2023: A passer-by in Florida noticed an alligator with human remains in its mouth. Jamarcus Bullard discovered the 13-foot lizard in a canal in Largo, roughly 20 miles west of Tampa. Police in Largo, Florida, said they responded to a complaint of a body in a creek and that the 13-foot, 8.5-inch […]
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Sat 23 September 2023: Western powers through their support to Ukraine have effectively entered direct war against Moscow, Lavrov told a news conference at the United Nations. “You can call it anything you want, but they are fighting with us, they are straight-up fighting with us. We call it a hybrid war, but that doesn’t […]
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