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6/12/2025, 2:37:58 PM

🇿🇦 *Families of 'Cradock Four' seek justice 40 years after apartheid-era killings* The families of four anti-apartheid activists killed 40 years ago in South Africa, are closing their testimony in an enquiry into their deaths. The men known as the "Cradock Four" were abducted and murdered by security police in 1985. Their families say the inquest into the crime is long overdue. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Gqeberha in Eastern Cape, South Africa. --------------------------------- 🔴 Get short and instant News alerts by joining *INDEPENDENT PRESS* WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22

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6/12/2025, 2:27:13 PM

🇵🇸 *PALESTINE UPDATES* Al Jazeera Journalist Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the Israeli army's mass shooting of starved Palestinians desperately waiting for aid near the U.S. aid distribution centers in Gaza. Sources at al-Awda Hospital, central Gaza, say Israeli soldiers again opened fire on aid seekers near an aid point this morning, killing at least 24 people and wounding about 200. At least 57 aid seekers were killed yesterday, the Health Ministry says. *-Ⓜ️iddle East Review* -------------------- 👇🏼 Stay updated on the latest Middle East news and developments https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaycDal1NCrd0j1Bvg3W

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6/12/2025, 3:02:35 PM

🇮🇱 *ISRAEL PLANS TO STRIKE IRAN AMID TENSION OVER NUCLEAR PROGRAM: REPORT* NBC News, citing five people with knowledge of the situation, said Tel Aviv could unilaterally carry out a strike against Iran in the coming days. The sources said that Israel views any nuclear agreement between the US and Iran, particularly if it allows Tehran to enrich uranium, as unacceptable. US President Donald Trump, who has previously advocated for a military response if diplomacy fails, said on Wednesday he was less confident that Iran would agree to stop uranium enrichment. “They’re just asking for things that you can’t do,” Trump said. “They seek enrichment. We can’t have enrichment.” *Read full article here* 👇🏼 https://independentpress.cc/israel-plans-to-strike-iran-amid-tension-over-nuclear-program-report/2025/06/12/

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6/12/2025, 2:43:56 PM

🇮🇳 *Footage shows Air India plane crash* A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India. Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick There were 169 Indian nationals on the flight, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian, Air India says --------------------------------- 🔴 Get short and instant News alerts by joining *INDEPENDENT PRESS* WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22

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6/12/2025, 10:54:11 AM

🇮🇳 Air India Flight AI171 reportedly crashed into the hostel part of the B.J. Medical College (BJMC), a well-known medical college in Ahmedabad. Reports claim that Medical students residing in the hostel have also died in the crash. --------------------------------- 🔴 Get short and instant News alerts by joining *INDEPENDENT PRESS* WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22

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6/12/2025, 2:48:50 PM

🇮🇳 *Reports of British survivor from Air India plane crash* Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told news agency ANI there was one survivor, who was in seat 11A on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight. Speaking to Indian news agency ANI, Malik says the survivor "has been in the hospital and is under treatment". The flight manifest shared earlier by authorities says the passenger in seat 11A was Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, and that he is British. Indian media say they have spoken to Vishwash in hospital. He shared his boarding pass which showed his name and seat number of 11A. They reported him saying: "Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly." --------------------------------- 🔴 Get short and instant News alerts by joining *INDEPENDENT PRESS* WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22

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6/12/2025, 4:34:28 PM

🇿🇦 *PARENTS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, SEXUAL GROOMING OF DAUGHTERS* The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 47-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man in Bloubergstrand, in the Western Cape, for the alleged sexual abuse of their two daughters, aged three and eight. “The suspects face multiple charges, including the production of child sexual abuse material (commonly referred to as “child pornography”), rape, sexual assault and sexual grooming,” the South African Police Service said in a statement. *Read full article here* 👇🏼 https://independentpress.cc/parents-arrested-for-alleged-child-pornography-sexual-grooming-of-daughters/2025/06/12/ --------------------------------- 🔴 Get short and instant News alerts by joining *INDEPENDENT PRESS* WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22

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6/12/2025, 4:27:15 PM

🇵🇸 *PALESTINE UPDATES* Footage documenting the daily struggle of Palestinians in Gaza to get a bit of food if they got lucky as they crowd in front of a charity kitchen amid Israeli imposed siege and blockade on the Strip. *-Ⓜ️iddle East Review* -------------------- 👇🏼 Stay updated on the latest Middle East news and developments https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaycDal1NCrd0j1Bvg3W

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6/12/2025, 1:27:26 PM

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6/12/2025, 10:50:47 AM

🇮🇳 *Passenger plane heading for London crashes after take-off in Ahmedabad, India* *Details of Passengers:* 🇮🇳 169 Indian nationals onboard 🇬🇧 53 British nationals onboard 🇵🇹 7 Portuguese nationals onboard 🇨🇦 1 Canadian national also onboard --------------------------------- 🔴 Get short and instant News alerts by joining *INDEPENDENT PRESS* WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22