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Israel begins Independence Day celebrations marred by protests

Israel kicked off annual Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday evening though tens of thousands of people decided instead to again protest at divisive plans by the government to push through restrictions on the judiciary.

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Senegal holds first military parade in four years amid political tensions

Thousands of Senegalese took to the streets to celebrate the country's Independence Day on Tuesday, in a show of patriotism just a week after political tensions led to violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters.

Reuters

Sri Lankans lament Independence Day pomp amid economic crisis

Armed troops parade in Colombo amid criticim over the event’s cost at a time of dire economic crisis.

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Myanmar junta chief says will hold 'free and fair' elections

Naypyidaw (Myanmar) (AFP) - Myanmar's junta said it would hold "free and fair" multiparty elections as it marked Independence Day on Wednesday, days after increasing democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's jail term to 33 years.

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Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force, mass pardons

Naypyidaw (Myanmar) (AFP) - Myanmar's junta announced an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday following a show of force in the capital, days after increasing democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's jail term to 33 years.

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Myanmar marks Independence Day with show of force, mass pardons

Myanmar's junta announced an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday following a show of force in the capital, days after increasing democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's jail term to 33 years.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force

Naypyidaw (Myanmar) (AFP) - Myanmar troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark Independence Day Wednesday, days after the junta increased democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's jail term to 33 years.

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Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force in military-built capital

Naypyidaw (Myanmar) (AFP) - Myanmar troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark the country's independence day Wednesday, days after the junta jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi for 33 years.

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Titanic at 25: how James Cameron captured 1990s anxieties with pure golden-age Hollywood style

Titanic (1997) arrived as disaster films were experiencing a comeback. Compared to the apocalypses visited on the world in Michael Bay’s Armageddon (1997) or Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996), sinking a single ship may seem like small fry.

The Conversation

Tanzania scraps independence celebration, diverts funds to kids

President Samia Suluhu Hassan redirected this year’s budget to building dormitories for children with special needs.

Al Jazeera

Thousands join nationalist march on Polish Independence Day

Thousands of people in Warsaw have joined a yearly Independence Day march that is organized by Polish nationalist groups and has has been marked by violence in past years

The Independent UK

Far-right Independence Day march draws thousands in Poland

Thousands of people gathered in Warsaw on Friday for an annual march organised by Poland's far-right to mark Independence Day, with a handful carrying white supremacist or anti-gay banners and firing off red flares.

Reuters

On Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, a book on stamps, coins of him from around the world

Every coin and stamp issued in India and globally on Gandhi portrays a significant historical journey, starting from the first stamp on Gandhi on India’s first Independence Day in 1948

The Hindu

Mexico nuns’ culinary innovations live on in storied cuisine

Chiles en nogada, the green, white and red stuffed pepper dish synonymous with Mexico's Independence Day celebrations, were invented in 1821 by a cloistered nun whose name has been lost to history

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Victims file lawsuits against alleged parade shooter, his father, gun dealers

CHICAGO — Victims of the Highland Park shooting have filed multiple lawsuits naming the alleged shooter, Robert Crimo III, Smith & Wesson, two firearms dealers and Crimo’s father as the parties who bear responsibility for eruption of gun violence that killed seven and wounded dozens of others during the northern…

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Victims file lawsuits against alleged parade shooter and his father

The Hindu

RUSA Independence Day Quiz prize-winners announced

RUSA website launched, will host information for colleges and universities

Chicago Tribune

8-year-old Illinois boy returns home after devastating July 4 mass shooting at parade

CHICAGO — Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts has returned to his home after being shot during the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, his family said Thursday.

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Mali marks independence day amid tensions, uncertainty

Mali is marking its Independence Day celebrations with a military parade featuring fighter planes

The Hindu

Shivamogga terror suspects: Police learnt of their activities during probe into Independence Day clash

Police searched the residence of one of the arrested persons at Siddeshwara Nagar in Shivamogga on September 20 evening. Later, the team searched the bank of Tunga river near his house

WEKU

Mexico City's bells ring for Independence Day, in a massive celebration

"Viva México!" President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shouted repeatedly — calls that were loudly echoed by the massive crowd that packed Mexico City's Zócalo square.

The Independent UK

Mexican Independence Day 2022: What is the history of the day and how is it celebrated?

Several countries in Central and South America mark independence days during Hispanic Heritage Month

The Independent UK

Mexican Independence Day 2022: The history of the day and how is it celebrated?

Several countries in Central and South America mark independence days during Hispanic Heritage Month

Reuters

Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro gather for military parades, political rallies

Thousands of supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gathered early on Wednesday to join the far-right leader at rallies mixing Independence Day military displays with political demonstrations less than a month before a heated election.

Los Angeles Times

Hindu nationalism in India ratchets up tensions among immigrants in the US

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In a park in Anaheim last month, hundreds gathered to celebrate Indian Independence Day.

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