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20 killed in Russian strikes in Ukrainian city
Kiev: At least 20 people, including three children, were killed in Russian strikes in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday. According to Ukraine’s National Police, 90 people were wounded, half of…
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Not seeking independence but meaningful autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama
Jammu: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said more and more people in China are beginning to realize that he is not seeking “independence” but meaningful autonomy and preservation of…
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Sri Lanka: One dead, 84 injured in protests
Colombo: One person died and 84 others injured in anti-government protests in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, media reports said. The 26-year-old man died from breathing difficulties after police lobbed teargas at protesters…
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‘You need not be Jew to be Zionist,’ says Biden on first trip to Israel
Tel Aviv: US President Joe Biden, who is on the first-ever visit to Israel landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday and asserted “You need not be a Jew to…
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Sri Lankan protesters to hand back President’s house, other occupied buildings
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s anti-government protesters have decided to hand back the President’s house and other public buildings which they have been occupying. The protesters, who had occupied the entrance to the President’s…
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa departs for Singapore
Colombo: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who reached the Maldivian Capital Male following raging protests in Sri Lanka, departed for Singapore today. Rajapaksa left the Maldives and is on his way to Singapore on a…
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Hungarian govt declares state of energy emergency
Budapest: The Hungarian government declared a state of energy emergency and adopted a 7-point plan on energy security, with special focus on the supply security of Hungarian families, Gergely Gulyas, the head…
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UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring
United Nations: Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India’s efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). In her message to a session on the…
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Sri Lanka parliamentary Speaker yet to receive President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker is yet to receive President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation letter, local media reported. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that he has not yet received President Rajapaksa’s resignation. The…
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UK PM race: Rishi Sunak wins first round in Tory leadership contest
London: Erstwhile Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who is of East African Indian origin, won the first round of balloting in the British ruling Conservative party to choose a Prime Minister,…
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Rishi Sunak gains early edge in race for UK PM
London: UK’s former Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Wednesday emerged the top contender in the race to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, picking up nearly a quarter of votes in the…
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US inflation hits 40-year-high
Washington: Fuelled by increase in the prices of oil, shelter and food, the inflation rate in the US rose to 9.1 per cent in June. The inflation rate rise was the largest…
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SL’s oppn leaders ask PM Ranil to quit ahead of President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opposition leaders have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to quit ahead of the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who has promised to step down on Wednesday, according to a…
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Zardari wishes to see Bilawal Bhutto as PM in his lifetime
Nawabshah: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he sincerely wishes to see his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as the Prime Minister of the country in his…
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Sri Lanka crisis will have ‘big impact’ on Chinese investments, bilateral ties: Experts
Beijing: While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka’s pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a…
