Lanka Easter bombing victims to be honoured
(): Over 200 Catholic devotees who lost their lives in the Easter suicide bombings in 2019 would be honoured as “heroes of faith”, head of the local church Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said here on Wednesday. As many as 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed on April 21, 2019, when...
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UK lawmakers back landmark bill to phase out smoking
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Swedish Parl votes to ease gender change process
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Pak’s ruling PML-N party loses two seats after LHC ruling
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Sharif optimistic Saudi delegation visit will boost Investments
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New Indian envoy meets Sergey Lavrov
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‘IS detainees in Syria subjected to widespread abuse’
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Biden seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel
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Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said as it freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark this week’s traditional New Year holiday. Suu Kyi, 78, and...
Leaked graft report sparks conntroversy against Muizzu
(): Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him. Elections to the Majlis are to be held on Sunday and the atmosphere has...
Russian missiles slam into Ukraine killing 14
Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 14 people, authorities said. At least 61 people, including two children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services said. Chernihiv lies about 150...
With calls for sanctions on Iran, Italy seeks G7 message of restraint as mins meet
Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with calls for new sanctions against Iran over its attack against Israel and more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia’s war topping the agenda. Under Italy’s rotating stewardship, the G7 leaders are expected to issue a...
Sunak tells Netanyahu to exercise restraint in wake of Iran attack
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called on his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise restraint and let “calm heads” prevail in the wake of Iran’s missile attacks as his Foreign Secretary David Cameron landed in Tel Aviv for talks on Wednesday.On a phone call, Sunak reiterated the UK’s “steadfast...
Israel ‘making decision to act’ as Iran vows to respond
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel “is making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend, while Iran warned that even the “tiniest” invasion of its territory would bring a “massive and harsh” response. srael has vowed to respond to Iran’s...
