Sri Lanka President loses parliament majority as protests mount
BSS :Sri Lanka’s President lost his parliamentary majority Tuesday as former allies urged his resignation, ollowing days of street protests over the island nation’s crippling...
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Ukraine war sows more turmoil for UK farms
BSS :Hungry cows at Westons Farm jostle for position at the feeding trough, blissfully unaware that Ukraine’s war has sowed more turmoil for UK farms...
Muslims in Delhi break fast at iconic Jama Masjid
Al Jazeera :Thousands of Indian Muslims gathered on Sunday at Delhi’s iconic Jama Masjid to break their Ramadan fasts on the first day of the...
US defense contractors see longer term benefits from war in Ukraine
BSS :US arms manufacturers are not cashing in directly from the thousands of missiles, drones and other weapons being sent to Ukraine, but they do...
Baltic states stop Russian gas imports
BSS :The head of Latvia’s natural gas storage operator said on Saturday the Baltic states were no longer importing Russian natural gas. “If there were...
North Korea accuses South of ‘reckless’ remarks
BSS :North Korea blasted the South Korean defence minister on Sunday for “reckless” remarks about Seoul’s ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting...
Israel kills three Palestinians as violence spirals
BSS :Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian nationals when they came under fire Saturday during a raid in the West Bank, police said, the latest...
Yemen’s warring parties agree to two-month truce starting Saturday
BSS :The UN said Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to a two-month extendable truce starting Saturday, the first day of Ramadan for many Muslims, and...
Macron holds first rally as French election race tightens
BSS :President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday holds his first rally of the French election campaign, with far-right rival Marine Le Pen eating into what once...
Sri Lankan security forces deployed in Colombo after night of violence
BSS :Security forces were deployed across the Sri Lankan capital on Friday after protesters tried to storm the president’s home in anger at the nation’s...
Pakistan PM hits out at US as no-confidence debate postponed
BSS :Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the United States of meddling in Pakistan’s politics-a claim quickly denied by Washington-as a debate on a no-confidence...
Putin may have put some advisors ‘under house arrest’
BSS :US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin might have placed some of his advisors under “house arrest” after becoming...