UK HOME SECRETARY BRAVERMAN LABELS PRO-PALESTINE RALLIES ‘HATE MARCHES’

Tue 31 October 2023: The UK’s home secretary on Monday called pro-Palestine rallies “hate marches,” saying protests against Israeli attacks on Gaza saw “a large number of bad actors who are deliberately operating beneath the criminal threshold.” Suella Braverman addressed the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict on communities in the UK following an emergency cabinet […]

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DEATH TOLL RISES TO 48 FROM HURRICANE OTIS IN SOUTHERN MEXICO

 Desperate families made missing posters Friday and joined online groups to find loved ones out of touch since Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican Pacific coast city of Acapulco.: AP Mon 30 October 2023: The death toll from Hurricane Otis in the Mexican state of Guerrero increased to 48 with 36 still missing, state governor Evelyn […]

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UKRAINE CLAIMS THOUSANDS OF RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE BATTLE FOR AVDIIVKA

Sun 29 October 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, photos and videos. The Russian army, which has been fighting […]

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FOOD BANKS IN CANADA REGISTERED RECORD 1.9MLN VISITS IN MARCH

Fri 27 October 2023: Nearly two million Canadians visited food banks across the country in March, setting another record and marking a 32% increase over a year, Food Banks Canada (FBC) stated on Wednesday. “In March 2023, there were almost 2 million visits to food banks across Canada, representing a 32 percent increase compared to March 2022, […]

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RUSSIA PRACTISES ‘MASSIVE’ RETALIATORY NUCLEAR STRIKE

Thu 26 October 2023: Russia’s military has conducted a “massive” retaliatory nuclear strike drill, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to revoke the country’s ratification of a global ban on nuclear testing. The exercise, which involved the test launch of missiles from a land-based silo, a nuclear submarine and from long-range bomber aircraft, was overseen […]

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NEW ZEALAND OPENS INQUEST INTO CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE ATTACKS THAT KILLED 51

Wed 25 October 2023: New Zealand has opened an inquest into the murder of 51 people by a self-proclaimed white supremacist at two Christchurch mosques in 2019. “I ask simply that we keep each of the 51 people whose lives have been lost, and that common goal at the centre of this hearing,” Deputy Chief Coroner Brigitte […]

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‘WAKE-UP CALL’ FOR EU AS REPORT REVEALS SPIKE IN ANTI-BLACK RACISM

Wed 25 October 2023: Anti-Black racism is on the rise throughout Europe, with nearly half of people of African descent facing discrimination in their daily lives, a report has found. The survey, commissioned by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), revealed that 46 percent of first and second-generation Black immigrants in 13 EU countries have […]

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POORER RENTERS ARE PUSHED OUT OF UK CITIES DUE TO HIGH RENTS AND BENEFIT CUTS, REPORT FINDS

Tue 24 October 2023: The social fabric of the UK’s biggest cities is being transformed by sky-high rents and cuts to housing benefits as thousands of low-income private renters are pushed out of central areas, accelerating the “suburbanisation” of poverty, according to a study. The trend – driven also by the gentrification of once largely […]

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