UNB: The overall number of Covid cases is now nearing 582 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia. According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 581,80... Read more
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has sent a delegation to Russia to take part in Moscow’s International Army Games next month, the first time the event has been held since Russia invaded... Read more
BSS: Nineteen opposition members of parliament (MPs) were suspended from Rajya Sabha today for “unruly behaviour” while protesting against government over inflation in the House.... Read more
World News: President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday evening invited the Colombo based diplomats to the President’s Office during which unofficial concerns were raised over their state... Read more
AFP: The US Senate on Tuesday took its first step towards bringing Sweden and Finland into NATO, with bipartisan support for the new alliance members following Russia’s invasion of Ukr... Read more
AFP: Researchers at the European Commission warned on Monday that nearly half of the EU’s territory is currently at risk of drought, as southwest Europe wilted under a punishing heatwa... Read more
UNB/AP: The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide rose for the fifth week in a row while the number of deaths remained relatively stable, the World Health Organization reported... Read more
AFP: Thousands of anti-government protesters stormed into Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office Wednesday, hours after he was named as acting president. Men and women... Read more
BBC: Tory MPs are jockeying for position in the race to succeed Boris Johnson after the prime minister quit as Tory leader following a dramatic cabinet mutiny. Tom Tugendhat is the latest MP... Read more
AFP: The overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 558 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. According to the latest global data, the tot... Read more
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – Six people were killed and about 24 wounded as gunfire and chaos shattered a Fourth of July parade in this affluent Chicago suburb, police said. The shooter – described... Read more
BBC: China’s “one country two systems” model of ruling Hong Kong has worked in protecting the city and must continue long term, says Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader mounted... Read more
UNB/AP: Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly un... Read more
AFP: China accused Group of Seven countries on Wednesday of irresponsibly sowing division after the forum condemned Beijing’s trade practices in an end-of-summit statement. G7 leaders... Read more
AFP: More than 30 villagers in western Cameroon, including women and children, have been killed in an ethnic-related attack, local sources said on Monday. The massacre unfolded over the week... Read more
AFP: Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan Friday but thousands of people remain without food, shelter and water three days after the country’s deadliest e... Read more
The UN and partners have rushed to support Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake that hit two provinces in the east of the country early on Wednesday morning, ANI reported. An earth... Read more
AFP: Record floods were expected in parts of southern China Thursday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest in almost a century. Hundreds of thousands o... Read more
UNB: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said hate speech is a danger to everyone and fighting it is a job for everyone. “This first International Day to Counter Hate Speech is a call... Read more
International News Desk: The EU is expected to launch legal action against the UK government on Wednesday over its decision to scrap some post-Brexit trade arrangements, reports BBC. Ministe... Read more
