Mon 19 June 2023: Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is not time-limited, state news agency TASS quoted a senior Russian diplomat on Monday as saying. Russia announced earlier in June about placing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a close ally which borders Ukraine. “As for the possible time frame for the presence of Russian […]
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Pakistani Hassan Ali, who says his brother Fahad, 21, was onboard a boat with migrants that capsized at open sea off Greece, shows a photo of his brother in front of a migrant camp in Malakasa, near Athens, Greece, June 16, 2023. — Reuters Mon 19 June 2023: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is observing a […]
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Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last U.S. service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph taken using night vision optics.Jack Holt / US Central Command via Reuters. Sun 18 June 2023: Afghanistan has declared a […]
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Sun 18 June 2023: UK says Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Kyiv fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive. Russian losses are probably at their highest level since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March, UK military officials […]
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Sun 18 June 2023: Speaking to Russian RT TV channel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, he expects Arab and countries of “Islamic civilization” to join BRICS, an acronym for current members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. “Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Algeria. All of them are, to a certain extent, leaders of the Arab […]
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Sun 18 June 2023: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday (June 17), nearly five months after Washington’s ties with world’s second biggest economy deteriorated over a Chinese spy balloon and growing chip wars. Blinken’s visit comes ahead of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States, with […]
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Sun 18 June 2023: 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. Ukraine says its forces destroyed a “significant” ammunition […]
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Sun 18 June 2023: If Bali loses hosting rights for the Olympic-recognised event, it could hurt the country’s standing, analysts warn. Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia – While the people of Bali are famed for their tolerance and hospitality, a foreign policy impasse between Indonesia and Israel dating back to the 1940s is threatening to derail a little-known […]
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Sun 18 June 2023: AJ English Digital wins for website, interactives and opinions sections. Al Jazeera English scooped five top prizes and two Highly Commended second places at the 2023 Drum Online Media Awards (OMA). The winners were announced on June 13 at the Drum OMA’s annual awards ceremony in London. Manager of Al Jazeera […]
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Sat 17 June 2023: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa – who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation – told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must to stop. Ramaphosa laid out the 10 points of the African peace initiative that is seeking agreement on a series of “confidence-building measures” – […]
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