Sun 10 July 2022: The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Sunday continued to occupy the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, a day after they barged into the premises and set on fire one of the buildings protesting over the nation’s severe economic crisis even as the island nation is still […]
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Sat 09 July 2022: After protestors seized the president’s official mansion and office in the capital, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made an offer to resign. According to a statement from the prime minister’s office, he informed the speaker of the house that he was prepared to resign so that an all-party administration could […]
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Sat 09 July 2022: In one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-ridden nation this year, thousands of protestors in Sri Lanka burst through police barricades and attacked the president’s mansion and office. “The president was escorted to safety,” the source said, adding that troops fired in the air to prevent angry crowds from […]
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Fri 08 July 2022: Police of Japan’s Nara prefecture announced on Friday the creation of a 90-member team to investigate the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “The group will be headed by the chief of the criminal department,” the police told a press conference. Officers of the prefecture’s police did not respond […]
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Fri 08 July 2022: Speaking at the Washington-based Hudson Institute about the US Marine Corps’ new battle doctrine and force architecture, Gen. David Berger said they anticipate China to make a similar move, according to Anadolu news agency. He said the logistics issue is as critical as intelligence now, making it the topmost item in […]
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Fri 08 July 2022: According to sources familiar with the negotiations, the Taliban and the United Arab Emirates are close to agreeing on a plan that would see the Gulf state manage Kabul Airport as well as a number of other airports in Afghanistan. In order to control Kabul Airport, landlocked Afghanistan’s primary air link […]
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Fri 08 July 2022: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died, according to local media, after he was shot while giving a speech in the city of Nara, in western Japan. The 67-year-old collapsed and was unconscious when he was taken to hospital after being reportedly shot in the neck and chest. The NHK broadcaster and the […]
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Fri 08 July 2022: Germany expressed concern on Wednesday at the detention of Muslim journalist Mohammed Zubair, adding that importance of press freedom “also applies to India.” “Free reporting is beneficial to any society and restrictions are a cause for concern,” German foreign ministry spokesman Christian Wagner said during a press conference. HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS […]
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Thu 07 July 2022: In reaction to the US decision to withdraw Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated that the Taliban’s administration is“undismayed.” US President Joe Biden officially announced his intention to withdraw Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally in a letter to Congress on July 6. President Biden’s […]
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Thu 07 July 2022: The Jammu and Kashmir administration was requested on Thursday by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), the top body of Islamic scholars and preachers in Kashmir, to permit Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar’s old city. The MMU also voiced distress over the “illegal detention” of its patron and Kashmir’s senior […]
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