World
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Russia defaults on LNG supplies to India
New Delhi: Russia has defaulted on the supply of at least 5 cargoes or shiploads of LNG to India after its retaliatory sanctions hit one of the companies that supply gas to…
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand resignation of Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, a protest broke out in Colombo on Tuesday against acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanding his resignation. “Recently the President of the country was…
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Quake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed
Kabul: A quake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 14 people and destroying scores of houses. According to US geological survey, the quake measuring 5.1 on Richter scale…
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Turkey to freeze Finland, Sweden’s NATO bids if they fail to keep promises: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkey will suspend Finland and Sweden’s NATO accession process if they do not keep promises on counter-terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “I would like to remind you that we…
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US reports over 6 million child Covid-19 cases in 2022
Los Angeles: More than six million child Covid-19 cases have been reported in the US in 2022, with nearly 287,000 cases added in the past four weeks, according to the latest report…
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Heatwave kills 510 people in Spain
Madrid: Spain’s Health Ministry has said that 510 people died from heat-related causes in the first week of a heatwave when the mercury reached 45 degrees Celsius in some parts of the…
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Jaishankar to brief all-party meeting on Sri Lankan crisis today
New Delhi: The Centre has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday on the Sri Lankan crisis which will be briefed by Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, India has maintained that it stands…
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US govt ‘tracking’ millions of people with cell phone location data
Washington: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used huge volumes of people’s cell phone location information quietly extracted from smartphone apps to track their movements on a scale not previously known, the…
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Trump aide Bannon goes on trial on Monday
Washington: The trial begins on Monday of Steve Bannon, an adviser to former US President Donald Trump, for refusing to testify before a congressional select committee investigating the January 6 riots. The…
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Ukraine war: Zelenskyy suspends security chief, top prosecutor
Kiev: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suspended the head of Ukraine’s spy agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general in the wake of treason cases in the two organisations. President Zelenskyy on Sunday…
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Sri Lanka reduces fuel prices amid shortage
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) have reduced the retail price of fuel. The two state-owned oil companies reduced the retail price of fuel…
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Sri Lanka: Man arrested for stealing 50 tear gas canisters from police
Colombo: As the Sri Lankan economic crisis persists, a 31-year-old suspect was arrested for stealing about 50 tear gas canisters from police during protests at Polduwa Junction near Parliament, media reports said.…
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US: Four killed as small planes collide mid-air in Nevada
Washington: Four people were killed after the small planes they were travelling on collided in mid-air around noon at North Las Vegas Airport in the US state of Nevada. “At this time, there…
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Pakistan: Imran demands fresh elections after impressive show in Punjab by-polls
Lahore: Imran Khan has demanded fresh general elections in Pakistan after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party registered an impressive electoral victory in the crucial Punjab assembly by-polls, dealing a major blow to Prime Minister…
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Sri Lanka: State of emergency declared ahead of July 20 prez polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country with immediate effect, ahead of the July 20 election for the post of the president which…
