Sri Lankan PM faces pressure to quit amid economic crisis
As a cabinet minister, Sri Lanka’s beleaguered prime minister is under increasing pressure to quit, while other senior party members back public protests calling for
April 23, 2022
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Seven killed in Kashmir before Modi’s visit to disputed territory
In two separate clashes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, six accused rebels and one Indian paramilitary officer were killed, only days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit
April 23, 2022
World Bank ready to support Sri Lanka amid economic crisis
Sri Lanka will receive $300m to $600m from the World Bank over the next four months to buy medicine and other essential items, the country’s
April 23, 2022
Fighters in Afghanistan fire heavy weapons onto Pakistan military station
According to the army, fighters in Afghanistan fired heavy weapons across the border onto a Pakistani military station, killing three soldiers. The assailants were engaged
April 23, 2022
Boris Johnson meets Modi for stepping up defence, business cooperation
The UK and India have agreed to increase defence and business collaboration, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that a bilateral free-trade agreement might
April 22, 2022
Chinese government supports negotiations, opposes ‘wanton use’: Xi Jinping
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said his government supports negotiations and opposes the “wanton use” of sanctions to resolve international disputes, remarks seen as confirming that
April 21, 2022
Deadly explosion hits Shia mosque in Afghanistan
At least 16 people have been murdered in bomb strikes in two Afghan cities, including 12 at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, which
April 21, 2022
Sri Lankan government orders curfew day after protestor killed
A curfew in central Sri Lanka has been maintained a day after the shooting of an anti-government protester drew international outrage. On Wednesday, the government
April 20, 2022