RIGHT-WING ALLIANCE SET FOR ELECTION VICTORY IN ITALY: PROJECTION

Mon 26 September 2022: Rome, Italy – The far-right Brothers of Italy party has won the most parliamentary seats in the country’s elections, a projection suggested, paving the way for the party’s leader Giorgia Meloni to become the country’s first female prime minister. The forecast by SWG on private channel La 7, which came out after voting ended […]

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IRAN’S PRO-GOVERNMENT COUNTER-PROTESTERS TRY TO CHANGE NARRATIVE

Sun 25 September 2022: Government supporters have taken to the streets in recent days amid widespread protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. The calls to gather have been coming through announcements and mass text messages. But with international attention on the protests that have rocked Iran following the death of a woman in the […]

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SUICIDE BOMBING AT RECRUIT CENTER IN SOMALIA KILLS 15 AND INJURES 10

Sun 25 September 2022: On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a military recruitment office in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu, resulting in at least 15 fatalities and more than 10 injuries, according to sources cited by the Goobjoog News portal. The sources claim that the suicide bomber stood in line with other young […]

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POLLS OPEN FOR ITALIAN GENERAL ELECTION AS FAR RIGHT EYES HISTORIC VICTORY

Sun 25 September 2022: Polls have opened as Italians are voting on Sunday in a snap general election. The snap election came after Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament in July and called an early election on Sept. 25, marking the end of the government led by Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Just under 50 million […]

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RUSSIANS FLEE TO ISTANBUL AFTER PUTIN’S MOBILISATION CALL

Sun 25 September 2022: A stream of Russians flocking to Istanbul on Saturday expressed personal relief but concern for the safety of loved ones after the Kremlin announced a partial mobilisation for the war in Ukraine. The price of some tickets from Moscow shot up 10-fold after President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced Russia’s first call-up of fighting-age men since World […]

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IRAN’S RAISI PLEDGES ‘DECISIVE ACTION’ AS MAHSA AMINI PROTESTS CONTINUE

Sun 25 September 2022: Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, has vowed to deal “decisively” with the nationwide protests that have erupted since a woman died while being held by the Iranian morality police. Raisi made his remarks on Saturday as protesters took to the streets for a ninth straight night, defying a crackdown in […]

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INTERNET ABUZZ WITH CHINA COUP RUMOURS, XI JINPING’S HOUSE ARREST

Sun 25 September 2022: The internet is abuzz with speculation about China President Xi Jinping being under house arrest. According to several posts on social media, Xi Jinping has been removed as the head of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and has been placed under house arrest. Neither the country’s ruling Chinese Communist Party nor […]

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PUTIN SIGNS DECREE FACILITATING FOREIGNERS TO OBTAIN CITIZENSHIP IN RUSSIAN ARMY

Sat 24 September 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed amendments toughening punishment for voluntary surrender and refusal to fight by up to 10 years in prison, just days after ordering a partial mobilisation. A separate law, also signed on Saturday, facilitates access to Russian citizenship for foreigners who enlist in the Russian army, following the mobilisation designed to increase the ranks of his […]

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NIGERIA: 15 WORSHIPPERS AT ZAMFARA MOSQUE KILLED BY BENDITS DURING FRIDAY PRAYERS

Sat 24 September 2022: At least 15 people were slain at a mosque in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, according to locals on Saturday. The attack in the Bukkuyum local government area took place during Friday prayers at the Jumu’at central mosque in Ruwan Jema town, three residents told Reuters. “The armed bandits came on motorbikes while holding their guns and […]

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ELON MUSK TO ACTIVATE STARLINK IN IRAN AS REGIME SHUTS DOWN INTERNET AMID PROTESTS

Sat 24 September 2022: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, announced on Friday that the company’s satellite internet service, Starlink, would be activated in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tweet that the US was taking action “to advance internet freedom and the free flow of information” to Iranians, Reuters reported. We took action […]

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