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Sri Lanka: SC petition seeks travel restrictions on Rajapaksa brothers, others

Colombo: A petition has been filed in Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court seeking an interim order restraining former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and other influential officials of the Rajapaksa regime from fleeing the…
I2U2: India, Israel, UAE, US leaders’ virtual summit on July 14

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his participation in the first I2U2 leadership summit to be held virtually on Thursday. The summit aims to encourage joint investments in six mutually…

US dollar equals to euro for the first time in 20 years

London: The exchange rate between the Euro, the official currency of 19 European Union member countries, and the US dollar became equal on Tuesday for the first time in 20 years. The…
US lawmakers ask FB, Insta why they removed abortion posts

San Francisco: US Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) have sent a letter to Facebook and Instagram, calling them to address their reported censorship of posts related to abortion services…
Sri Lanka: Role of activists in bringing down government within weeks

Colombo: A few activists played a key role in bringing down Sri Lankan government within weeks. Their initial meetings at a seaside in Colombo turned into massive protests later. As per Reuters,…
UAE’s flydubai cancel operations to Sri Lanka, amid political unrest

Dubai: After protests intensified in Sri Lanka amid political and economic unrest in the country, UAE’s flydubai has suspended its flights to the South Asian country. According to a statement by the…
Lankan crisis: Finance Minister tries to flee country, stopped at airport

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening, local media reported. Basil…

Joe Biden unveils first image of Webb Telescope, calls it ‘historic moment’

Washington: US President Joe Biden released the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope in the presence of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the White House on Monday. “The first image…
29 killed in eastern Ukraine after Russian strike on residential building

Kyiv: At least 29 people were killed after a Russian strike hit an apartment block in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The residential building in the town…
Uber used stealth technology to thwart government probe: Report

Washington: A set of leaked documents has shown Uber’s use of stealth technology to thwart government probes and a so-called kill switch to cut access to company servers and prevent authorities from…
Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral relations, situation in Ukraine

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the development of bilateral economic cooperation and the situation in Ukraine during a telephone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders “focused on tasks…
Ukraine crisis, inflation affects Italian economy

Rome: The ongoing crisis in Ukraine continued to take a negative toll on Italy’s economic situation, the country’s main statistics entity has reported. The National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) said in its monthly…
Rishi Sunak now bookmakers’ favourite to become UK PM

London: Rishi Sunak, of East African Indian origin, was on Monday being touted as the bookmakers’ favourite in the British Conservative party’s leadership contest. The winner will automatically become the UK’s Prime…
UK: New Prime Minister to be announced on Sept 5

London: The new prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) replacing incumbent Boris Johnson will be announced on September 5, said Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party’s backbench 1922 Committee, on…
Won’t damage their chances: Boris Johnson on UK PM candidates

London: Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he would not want to damage the chances of any of the candidates in the leadership race to succeed him at…