Sun 22 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. Further evidence uncovered by a UN investigation […]
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Sun 22 October 2023: Researchers discovered the remains of a British submarine, thought to have sunk during World War II, off the coast of Norway this week. The wreckage was discovered in the spring of 2023, according to the news release, but it was identified as HMS Thistle earlier this week. The wreckage was discovered […]
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Sat 21 October 2023: Voters in the top seven swing states are rejecting the Bidenomics message that’s central to President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, according to a poll out Thursday from Bloomberg News and Morning Consult. What’s important in a presidential election isn’t national polling, but how the candidates are doing in the swing states […]
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Sat 21 October 2023: A US intelligence report that has been shared with around 100 countries claims that Russia is undermining public confidence in elections across the globe through its spy network, state-run media, and social media. “Russia is focused on carrying out operations to degrade public confidence in election integrity,” said the report released on […]
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Fri 20 October 2023: Russia on Friday responded to US President Joe Biden’s request to Congress for $100 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel, claiming that the wars are a “smart investment” because they are not taking place on American soil. “They used to call it ‘fighting for freedom and democracy.’ Now it […]
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Thu 19 October 2023: More than one million emergency parcels are expected to be distributed by food banks this winter due to an “unprecedented need” for help, a charity warned. The Trussell Trust network, which supports more than 1,300 food bank centres across the UK, has forecast that more than 600,000 people will rely on […]
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Thu 19 October 2023: The US Army, Navy and Air Force are facing shortfalls in recruitment targets this year, as the Pentagon struggles to compete with civilian employment, while up to 77% of young people have been deemed ineligible to enlist, the New York Times said on Tuesday. By the end of its recruitment year […]
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Thu 19 October 2023: On Thursday, Meta-owned WhatsApp revealed the option to have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time. In a blog post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that WhatsApp users would soon be able to log in to two accounts at the same time. “Switch between two accounts on WhatsApp. Soon […]
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Wed 18 October 2023: Only 18 percent of Britons, by contrast, intend to spend more during the holidays than they did in 2022, according to research from PwC, Bloomberg reported. The Christmas season can be a make-or-break period for retailers, who rely on shoppers to splurge on gifts, food and beverages for celebrations with family […]
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Wed 18 October 2023: Fears that the conflict between Israel and the armed Palestinian group Hamas could extend to other Middle Eastern nations and disrupt the world’s energy supply caused a dramatic spike in oil prices globally on Wednesday. Following an apparent missile strike on a hospital in Gaza City that claimed hundreds of civilian […]
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