RUSSIA “INEFFECTIVE” AND “INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT ARMENIA: PM PASHINYA

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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NATIONALIST, POPULIST, FAR-RIGHT PARTIES EYE RISING SUPPORT ACROSS EUROPE

  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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MALAYSIAN PM SAYS INACTION AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIC ACTS ‘DANGEROUS’

Sun 24 September 2023: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday condemned “new forms” of racism, Muslim stereotyping and Quran burnings, calling them “clear Islamophobic” acts. In his address to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Ibrahim said inaction against such acts sends a “dangerous” message to humanity. “We are concerned about emergence of […]

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‘CRUEL TRAGEDY’: UIGHUR SCHOLAR SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN CHINA

Sun 24 September 2023: A prominent Uighur scholar specialising in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison. Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December 2018 in a secret trial, the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation said in a statement on Thursday. Dawut […]

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NIJJAR KILLING: OTTAWA CLAIMS PROVIDED EVIDENCE “MANY WEEKS AGO” AS US PRESSES DELHI TO COOPERATE

Sat 23 September 2023: As the United States pressured New Delhi to cooperate with an inquiry, Canada claims it gave evidence “many weeks ago” of alleged Indian security services involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on its soil. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Ottawa has solid intelligence linking Indian operatives to […]

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US, ALLIES FUEL CONFLICTS, PREVENT FORMATION OF MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER: LAVROV

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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UKRAINE CLAIMS STRIKE ON RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET HQ KILLED NINE AND INJURED SENIOR OFFICERS

Sat 23 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, photos and videos.  Nine people were killed and 16 injured, […]

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UK’S SUNAK CONSIDERS BANNING CIGARETTES FOR NEXT GENERATION -REPORT

Sat 23 September 2023: UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, the Guardian reported on Friday. According to the Whitehall sources, PM Sunak was looking at measures similar to those brought in […]

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POPE: MIGRATION TURNED THE MEDITERRANEAN INTO A “CEMETERY”

Sat 23 September 2023: Pope Francis said Friday that tragedies and challenges of migration which turned the Mediterranean into a “cemetery” need to be humanely addressed across the region, Anadolu Agency reported. The pope met local religious members involved in the care of seafarers, migrants and refugees at the Monument to the Heroes and Victims […]

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