RUSSIA SAYS IT LAUNCHED MASS ATTACKS ON UKRAINIAN MILITARY TARGETS OVERNIGHT

Mon 18 April 2022: Russia said on Monday it had launched mass strikes overnight on the Ukrainian military and associated military targets, using its air force, missile forces, artillery and air defence systems to hit hundreds of targets across its southern neighbor. The Russian defense ministry said in a statement that air-launched missiles had destroyed […]

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ZELENSKYY INVITES MACRON TO SEE EVIDENCE OF ‘GENOCIDE’ IN UKRAINE

Sun 17 April 2022: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has invited his French counterpart to visit Ukraine to see for himself evidence that Russian forces have committed “genocide,” a term President Emmanuel Macron has avoided.  “I talked to him yesterday,” Zelenskyy told CNN in an interview recorded on Friday but broadcast on Sunday. “I […]

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TALIBAN ISSUES WARNING OVER CIVILIANS KILLED BY PAKISTAN ROCKETS

Demonstrators take part in a protest against Pakistani airstrikes, in Khost on April 16, 2022. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 17 April 2022: Afghanistan government led by Taliban warned Pakistan after five children and a woman were killed in Afghanistan in alleged rocket assaults by Pakistani soldiers in a pre-dawn assault near the border on Saturday. “The Islamic […]

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“LAY DOWN ARMS, LIVES WILL BE SPARED”: RUSSIA TO UKRAINE ARMY IN MARIUPOL

Sun 17 April 2022: Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300 GMT) on Sunday to save their lives. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its troops had cleared the urban area of Mariupol and only a small contingent of Ukrainian fighters […]

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“FRIENDS STICK TOGETHER”: JOHNSON TO VISIT INDIA IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN DEFENSE TIES

Sun 17 April 2022: Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, will begin his tour to India next week in the western state of Gujarat. The Prime Minister will visit India for two days on April 21 and 22. Johnson arrives in Gujarat on Thursday (April 21), when he is anticipated to announce […]

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OVER 23,000 UKRAINIAN TROOPS KILLED IN WAR, RUSSIA CLAIMS

Sun 17 April 2022: 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.  On Saturday, Russia claimed that Ukraine has lost […]

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SEVERAL INJURED IN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING OUTSIDE SCARBOROUGH MOSQUE IN CANADA

Sun 17 April 2022: Five people were injured in a mosque shooting Saturday in the Toronto area of Canada, according to police sources. A group of men, who had finished midnight prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, was randomly attacked in a drive-by shooting in the Scarborough district, said Toronto Police Department spokesperson David […]

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COMMUNAL VIOLENCE: CLASHES ERUPT IN INDIAN CAPITAL AMID GROWING ANTI-ISLAM SENTIMENT

Sat 16 April 2022: On Saturday, clashes erupted during a Hindu religious procession in the Indian capital, New Delhi, injuring several civilians as well as police officials. According to eyewitnesses, violence broke out between Muslims and Hindus during the march in Jahangirpuri, a New Delhi suburb. The source of the disruptions was still being investigated, […]

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UN CHIEF CALLS FOR PRESERVING STATUS QUO OF HOLY SITES IN JERUSALEM

Sat 16 April 2022: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for respecting and upholding the status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem amid tensions between Palestinians and Israel. “The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem,” his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Dujarric said the UN chief reiterated “call […]

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