Tue 18 October 2022: The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the August release of 11 men convicted and sentenced to life in prison for gang-raping a Muslim woman and murdering members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat religious riots, according to court documents. The approval letter from India’s home ministry, headed by Modi’s […]
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Tue 18 October 2022: In the second day of Moscow’s raids, a new wave of Russian air attacks hit several locations in Ukraine, including key energy infrastructure in the north of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, causing several explosions, according to officials. According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the presidential office, three Russian strikes on […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), child poverty has increased by 19% in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as a result of the Ukraine crisis and the skyrocketing living costs it has caused. The report stated that”The war in Ukraine and rising inflation have driven an additional four million […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has continued his dominant electoral streak after being removed from office some six months ago. With eight National Assembly seats up for grabs in Sunday’s by-elections – three each in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces and two in Karachi city – the 70-year-old leader of […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: Iranian security forces massacred around 96 civilians from Iran’s minority Balochi Sunni community two weeks ago, in what was the most severe reaction to anti-government protests amid the unrest in the country over the past month. In a report by the New York Times, sources consisting of witnesses, activists, family members of […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is “deeply distressed” by “shocking reports and images” of 92 people found stripped at the Greek-Turkish border. “We condemn such cruel and degrading treatment and call for a full investigation into this incident,” the UNHCR tweeted on Sunday. Ankara and Athens traded accusations on […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: Former US President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that Jewish Americans were not supportive enough of him and his policies toward Israel while he was in office, warning them to “get their act together.” “No President has done more for Israel than I have,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been hit by at least four explosions – with a presidential adviser blaming “kamikaze drones” sent by Russia. A week ago, the capital was hit by Russian missiles at rush hour, part of nationwide attacks which left 19 dead. This morning’s attacks were from drones – […]
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Sun 16 October 2022: In an effort to stop the spread of Ebola, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an immediate lockdown and the imposition of a dusk-till-dawn curfew for three weeks in two districts. For a period of 21 days, the two central districts of Mubende and Kassanda will be closed to business, including […]
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Sun 16 October 2022: In an excerpt from his new book released on Sunday, Pope Francis stated that the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine War exposed the UN’s shortcomings and that the need for reform was “more than obvious.” The Argentine pope stated that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February demonstrated the necessity of finding […]
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