#SriLanka President on the brink as All Party leaders set to gather
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has summoned a special Party Leaders’ meeting this evening at 4pm today.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tells PMContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka PM summons urgent cabinet meeting after President flees
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan protesters demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign forced their way into his official residenceContinue Reading
Situation Report: Watch Sri Lanka lifts curfew after fierce opposition to illegal move, protesters gather in Colombo for massive rally
Sri Lanka on Saturday lifted the “police curfew” imposed Friday night, after the political opposition, lawyers, and rights groups fiercelyContinue Reading
Live: Tear Gas fired on Colombo march protesters
The police have fired tear gas and water cannons at the Inter-University Student’s Federation (IUSF) protestors at the entrance ofContinue Reading
Who will replace Boris Johnson as British PM?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he will resign, which means there will now be a leadership election to decideContinue Reading
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to step down- media
British media say Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future. JohnsonContinue Reading
Sri Lanka hikes interest rates, warns trouble ahead
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised interest rates one percentage point Friday, the second sharp hike in three months, as the centralContinue Reading
Sri Lanka president asks Russia’s Vladimir Putin to help import fuel
COLOMBO (Reuters) — Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday said he urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to help his cash-strapped island nation import fuelContinue Reading
Sri Lankans Return To Cooking With Firewood As Economy Burns
As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, peopleContinue Reading
UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak resigns, says the government should be run ‘properly, competently and seriously’; Health Secretary also resigns
LONDON — British Chancellor Rishi Sunak resigned Tuesday, saying the government should be run “properly, competently and seriously.” “I recogniseContinue Reading
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