POLAND TO SEND ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO BORDER AS BELARUS BEGINS MILITARY DRILLS

Tue 08 August 2023: Poland’s defence ministry has agreed to send additional troops to the Belarus border following a request from the border guard service, state-run news agency PAP reported. Warsaw has been on high alert recently as Russian Wagner mercenary troops arrived in Belarus for training. On Monday, the border guard service asked the […]

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1ST BATCH OF MIGRANTS IN UK MOVED TO BIBBY STOCKHOLM BARGE, MORE EXPECTED

Tue 08 August 2023: The first batch of UK asylum seekers has arrived on the Bibby Stockholm barge as more migrants are expected to move later Monday, reports Anadolu Agency. Video footage showed a bus with the migrants entering the port, although the exact number of arrivals is yet to be confirmed. Meanwhile, a number of […]

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OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR JAMIE FOXX APOLOGIZES FOR ‘ANTI-SEMITIC’ INSTAGRAM POST

Tue 08 August 2023: The American Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx has issued an apology for a since-deleted Instagram post which some people had construed as being a vocal attack on members of the Jewish community. Foxx, who won numerous accolades for his portrayal of the iconic musician Ray Charles in the 2004 biopic ‘Ray,’ […]

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‘SUPER-SHRINKFLATION’ HITS UK SHOPPERS AS FOOD GIANTS CUT SIZES BUT RAISE PRICES

Mon 07 August 2023: Shoppers already hit by “shrinkflation” are now having to pay higher prices for more of the same products, an investigation by The Telegraph found. Brands and supermarkets are both responsible for the “super-shrinkflation”, as food price rises hit 19.2 percent in March compared with a year before despite portion sizes also being […]

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US DEPLOYED WARSHIPS NEAR ALASKA FOLLOWING NAVAL PATROL BY CHINA AND RUSSIA

Guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) and carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). FILE PHOTO Mon 07 August 2023: The United States deployed four navy warships after Russian and Chinese naval forces conducted joint patrols near the Alaskan coast, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). At least 11 Russian and Chinese ships went close to […]

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INDIA’S MAIN OPPOSITION LEADER RAHUL GANDHI REINSTATED IN PARLIAMENT

Mon 07 August 2023: India’s parliament has reinstated opposition Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi as a member after the Supreme Court revoked his conviction for defamation. Gandhi will return to the Lok Sabha, this time representing his Wayanad constituency, at a time when the house has been repeatedly disrupted by the Opposition group INDIA’s demand […]

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“FROM THE FIRST DAY IN OFFICE”: TRUMP VOWS TO PROSECUTE BIDEN IF RE-ELECTED

Sun 06 August 2023: Former US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if he is re-elected, he will launch an investigation into wrongdoings of current US President Joe Biden and his family. “From the first day in office I will appoint a special prosecutor to study each and every one of the many claims […]

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BIRTISH GOVT ANNOUNCES TECH PARTNERSHIP TO CURB MIGRANT ARRIVALS

Sun 06 August 2023: The British government on Saturday announced a new partnership with social media companies to tackle people smuggling content online, including criminals sharing information about illegal Channel crossings. Figures show over 90 percent of online content linked to people smuggling is taken down when social media companies are notified, the government said […]

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