Wed 13 July 2022: According to a UNHCR study, around two-thirds of Ukrainian refugees expect remaining in their host countries until hostilities end and the security situation after Russia’s invasion improves. According to a poll of almost 4,900 Ukrainians living in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, the majority of refugees from […]
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Wed 13 July 2022: India on Wednesday “categorically denied baseless and speculative media reports” that it had facilitated Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s travel to escape out of Sri Lanka. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka took to Twitter and rejected such claims being published by several media outlets and also assured that India […]
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Tue 12July 2022: COVID-19 is still a global emergency, according to the World Health Organization, over two and a half years after it was first declared one. Rising cases, continuous viral evolution, and strain on health services in several countries, according to the Emergency Committee, a group of independent specialists, meant that the situation was […]
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Tue 12July 2022: More than 50 detainees and unarmed men were killed by British troops in Afghanistan, according to newly obtained military reports and an investigation by the BBC, BBC Panorama program, which is to be aired on Tuesday night, looked into documents of operations by the Special Air Service (SAS) – a British elite […]
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Tue 12July 2022: The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran next week. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, confirmed on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran on July 19 for a trilateral summit with the presidents of Iran and Turkey. “Yes, we can confirm this (visit). Indeed, the […]
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Tue 12July 2022: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, made an unsuccessful attempt to leave the country after airport employees blocked his path and made him make a humiliating retreat. Rajapaksa apparently tried to flee to Dubai on Monday night. He is scheduled to formally quit on Wednesday following months of protests demanding his […]
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Tue 12July 2022: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to abide by international law and stop engaging in “provocative behavior” in the busy waterway. He also stated that Washington will defend treaty partner the Philippines if its forces are attacked in the South China Sea. Blinken made the remarks on Monday, the […]
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Tue 12July 2022: The U.S. space agency has released the first image from its new space telescope — a full color picture showing stars and galaxies from deeper into the cosmos than ever seen before. During a news briefing Monday at the White House to unveil the NASA image, U.S. President Joe Biden said the […]
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Tue 12July 2022: UN officials will investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia and Mozambique, UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a new report that found 2,515 children were killed and 5,555 maimed in global conflicts in 2021. The annual “Children and Armed Conflict” report released on Monday also verified the recruitment and use […]
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Tue 12July 2022: Sri Lankan immigration officials say they have prevented the president’s brother and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country, as anger rises against the powerful family for a debilitating economic crisis. It was not immediately clear where Rajapaksa, who also holds United States citizenship, was trying to go. He resigned as […]
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