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Sri Lankan Police fire tear gas to prevent protestors from entering PM’s office

Colombo: Sri Lankan Police have fired more volleys of teargas on the protesting crowd outside the Prime Minister’s office in a bid to drive them back. The avenue is wreathed in smoke.…
US Embassy in Colombo cancels consular services for 2 days

Colombo: The US Embassy in Colombo on Wednesday cancelled its consular services as a precaution for the next two days, amidst the deepening political turmoil and economic crisis in Sri Lanka. “Out…

Webb’s astronomical trove: Cosmic cliffs, birthplace of stars, dying stars

Washington: The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has released a treasure trove of full-colour images from deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date to cosmic cliffs, birthplace…
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Rajapaksa flees: PM’s office

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet in the face of a public revolt against his government…
Joe Biden heads to Middle East for first tour as President

Washington: Joe Biden starts the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency with a monumental task: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he is committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear…
Protests near Maldives Prez’s house urging to send Gotabaya Rajapaksa back

Colombo: Maldivians and Sri Lankan expatriates are protesting near Maldives President Ibrahim Solih’s house urging the authorities to send ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa out from their country’s soil, the Head…
India denies facilitating travel of Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of Sri Lanka

Colombo: The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed “baseless” and “speculative” media reports that said that India has facilitated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit from the country. According to reports, Gotabaya…

Twitter sues Elon Musk as he walks out of $44 bn deal

San Francisco: With an aim to force Elon Musk to follow through with his $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, the microblogging site has now sued the tech billionaire as he walked out…
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

Colombo: Amidst severe public protest and an ultimatum to resign by protestors who took over the President’s House in a violent protest on Saturday, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country…
Pakistan: 20 killed as torrential rains cause havoc in Karachi

Islamabad: The toll in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi from the latest spell of monsoon rains which started last week went up to around 20, rescue workers and local media reported.…
COVID pandemic is nowhere near over: WHO chief

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday warned the world that fresh waves of COVID-19 cases show that the pandemic is “nowhere near over.” In a media…
Pressure mounts to prevent Rajapaksas from leaving Sri Lanka

Colombo: As Sri Lanka awaits President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit on Wednesday, court orders have been sought to prevent him from leaving the country together with his two brothers — former Prime…
Sri Lanka’s situation is very sensitive, very complicated: Jaishankar

Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday described as “very sensitive and very complicated” the situation prevailing in Sri Lanka and said India’s focus right now is on the economic aspects…
5 Ukrainians liberated from Russian captivity, including 3 civilians

Kiev: A serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed forces, a former police officer and three civilians were liberated from Russian captivity, said a message from Ukrainian Chief Intelligence Directorate on Tuesday. “In the…
Hundreds including children attend Neo-Nazi festival in Italy

The city of Verona, famously known as the home for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, was host to a two-day Neo-Nazi festival on July 9, 10. The festival, organised by Italian identitarians and…