World
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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…
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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…
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Pakistan: 68 killed as torrential rain batters Sindh and Balochistan
Karachi: At least 68 people have died in Pakistan’s Karachi city in Sindh province and neighbouring Balochistan province as torrential rains and flash floods battered the area, officials said on Monday. As…
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Musk pokes fun at Twitter over filing lawsuit, bot presence
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday poked fun at Twitter for taking him to court and shared a meme which made fun of the micro-blogging platform. Twitter has announced it…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in SL: Parliament Speaker dismisses reports of Prez fleeing
Colombo: Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday clarified that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, soon after reports emerged that President has left the island nation. Sri…
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Sri Lanka to elect new PM on July 20: Minister
Colombo: Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Prasanna Ranatunga on Monday announced that the new President of Sri Lanka will be elected on July 20. Ranatunga said that the party leaders have…
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Japan awards Shinzo Abe country’s highest order posthumously
Tokyo: The Japanese government has decided to award former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the country’s highest order posthumously. Abe will receive the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Japan’s Kyodo News reported.…
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US ban on Xinjiang imports hits China’s supply chain
Beijing: After finding out that the Chinese products are produced with forced labour, the US imposed a ban on Xinjiang imports, which hit China’s supply chain. In 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labour…
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Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers to resign if new govt formed: PM’s office
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers have decided to resign if an agreement is reached to form an all-party government, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Monday. In discussions held…
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Sri Lankan PM residence now a ‘picnic spot’
Colombo: After intruding in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s house, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s residence in Colombo became a picnic spot for the protestors, as they take over the place — playing…
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‘Terrorism:’ Abe killing seen as attack on Japan’s democracy
Tokyo: An attack on democracy and freedom of speech. A throwback to the political murders of prewar Japan. Terrorism. Public outrage, handwringing and vows of defiance by politicians and on social media…
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Chinese energy firms ‘threaten’ to stop Afghan coal import
Islamabad: As a steady decline of foreign currency reserves in Pakistan continues, Chinese energy firms in Pakistan have threatened to discontinue the import of Afghan coal in Pakistan if National Electric Power…
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India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country next year: UN report
United Nations: India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population…
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, confirms Sri Lanka PM
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s office on Monday confirmed that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign from the post as announced earlier. Earlier, Rajapaksa informed the Speaker that he would resign from the…
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Joe Biden seeks to recalibrate US relations with Middle East countries
Nicosia: US President Joe Biden’s first official visit to the Middle East this week clearly shows that, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the big energy crisis created…
