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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Sun 06 August 2023: At least 22 people were killed and 80 were injured in Pakistan, after 10 bogies of the Rawalpindi-bound Hazara Express overturned as the train derailed. The accident happened near the Sahara Railway Station, located between Shahzadpur and Nawabshah on Sunday, reported Geo TV. The Hazara Express was headed to Rawalpindi from Karachi. […]
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Sun 06 August 2023: The regional bloc’s ultimatum for Niger’s coup leaders to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or risk military intervention is set to expire on Sunday. Yeye Issoufou has joined pro-coup demonstrations in Niger three times since members of the presidential guards seized power in the West African country on July 26. Numbering […]
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Sun 06 August 2023: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday raised concerns regarding the aftermath of the controversial survey at Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque that the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is currently conducting. He said that the Supreme Court’s observation regarding the Places of Worship Act in the landmark Ayodhya judgment must not be dishonoured. […]
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Sun 06 August 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. Early on Sunday, Ukraine reported that overnight […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: Saudi Arabia called on its citizens to quickly leave Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching areas where there have been armed clashes, the Saudi embassy in Lebanon said in a statement published late on Friday. The embassy stressed “the importance of adhering to the Saudi travel ban to Lebanon,” the statement […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into force a law requiring schoolchildren to do “socially useful work.” The legislation published on the government’s website stipulates that pupils should take part in community service activities according to their age and “psychophysical characteristics,” learning diligence, teamwork and respect for work. The law […]
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Zelensky arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab League summit 19 May, 2023. File Photo. Sat 05 August 2023: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting for the National Security Advisors and representatives of a number of countries on the Ukrainian crisis in Jeddah on Saturday. This comes in continuation of the humanitarian […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: West African defence chiefs have made a plan for potential military intervention to reverse last week’s coup in Niger, including how and when to deploy forces. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will not divulge to the coup plotters when and where it will strike, but Abdel-Fatau Musah – ECOWAS […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: Police in Pakistan detained former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore, after a Pakistani trial court sentenced him to three years in prison for Toshakhana corruption case (illegally selling state gifts). The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was accused of misusing his premiership minister from 2018 to 2022 to buy […]
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