Cars drive past a sign displaying a city name in Belgorod, Russia. FILE PHOTO Sat 22 July 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 […]
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Sat 22 July 2023: A spike in grain prices since Russia quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain “potentially threatens hunger and worse for millions of people,” the United Nations’ Aid chief told the Security Council on Friday, Reuters reports. “Some will go hungry, some will starve, many may die as a […]
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Sat 22 July 2023: According to a study from the US defense department’s inspector general, some of the weaponry the US and its allies provided to Ukraine were taken by criminals, bogus volunteer fighters, and arms dealers, CNN reported. The weapons were initially intended to support Ukraine’s military campaign against Russia. The report, dated October […]
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Fri 21 July 2023: UK consumer confidence plummeted in July as the rising cost of borrowing and high prices hit people’s morale, according to data that recorded the largest drop in sentiment for more than one year. The consumer confidence index, a measure of how Britons view their personal finances and wider economic prospects, fell […]
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Fri 21 July 2023: President Vladimir Putin has accused Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union and said any aggression against close ally Belarus would be considered a threat against Russia. In a televised meeting of his Security Council, Putin said Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus “with all means […]
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Fri 21 July 2023: Mimar Sinan, or Sinan the Architect, left an indelible mark on the history of architecture with his unique works throughout his half-century career, Anadolu Agency reports. According to information compiled by Anadolu, Sinan was born in 1490 in the Agirnas village of Turkiye’s Kayseri province, and was brought to Istanbul as a devshirme at […]
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Wed 19 July 2023: On Wednesday, the chief of Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service called on Russians appalled by the conflict in Ukraine to “join hands” with his intelligence agency and put an end to the bloodshed, Reuters reported. Moore said there appeared little prospect of Russia regaining momentum in Ukraine. “I invite them to […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: The government has passed the Illegal Migration Bill after winning a final series of votes in the House of Lords. The bill was passed between the House of Commons and the House of Lords three times whilst a group of peers attempted to make amendments. One amendment was that UK-based victims […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: An increase in Russia’s debt burden has become inevitable as Moscow spends on the military and economy, a deputy finance minister said, Reuters reported. Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova said Russia’s current level of debt is 22.8 trillion roubles or 14.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Faced with a January-May […]
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Tue 18 July 2023: More than a quarter of Britain’s single parent households have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey from the country’s statistics agency which highlights the impact of surging inflation. Out of nearly 15,000 households surveyed between February 8 and May 1, 5 percent […]
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