Sri Lankan president’s coalition wins majority in snap election
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining the power to push through his plans…
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Trump says Russia-Ukraine war has ‘gotta stop’
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration will work hard to end the Russia-Ukraine war, adding that the conflict needs to come…
Iran tells UN nuclear chief it won’t negotiate under ‘intimidation’
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Iran will not negotiate under “intimidation” as he held crunch talks with the UN nuclear chief weeks…
Twin Israeli airstrikes target Syrian capital & suburb, kill over dozen people
At least fifteen people have lost their lives after Israeli military aircraft carried out airstrikes against positions in the western flank of Damascus and the…
Trump picks former rival Marco Rubio for secretary of state
US President-elect Donald Trump officially announced on Wednesday he is nominating Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a senior member of both the foreign relations and intelligence…
Highest alert level raised as Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Usagi
The Philippines has raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people as it braces for Super Typhoon Usagi, the fifth storm to hit…
Trump meets Biden at White House to discuss power transfer
President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since winning last week’s election and sat down for talks about…
UN calls for end of weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring parties
The United Nations has said continued weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are “enabling the slaughter” and must stop, with civilians bearing…
Hit-and-run attack in southern China’s Zhuhai kills 35, injures 43
A hit-and-run attack at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and severely injured 43, local police said on…
Refugees on front lines of global climate crisis, warns UN
Climate change is helping to drive a rising refugee crisis, adding to the huge numbers already displaced by conflict, according to a United Nations report….