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Colombo: A mass revolt will become inevitable in Sri Lanka if a general election is not held within six months after the formation of an all-party government, a top Buddhist monk warned in comments published on Tuesday. more
Hindu-Muslim riots in Leicester: Police arrest 47 people

Police have arrested 47 people in the East Leicester area of the UK over a clash that erupted when groups of young men began an unplanned protest in the region.

Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’ – UN chief

Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that ...

UN spotlights transformational potential of family farming for world food supply

New York: A Global Forum highlighting the UN’s Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for family farmers an ...

Covid-19 pandemic over in US: Joe Biden

Washington: US President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid continues to rise.

Queen Elizabeth's coffin lowered into royal vault ahead of private burial

London: The committal service for Queen Elizabeth II has now ended, after which her coffin was lowered into the vault at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, ahead of a private buria ...

Ukraine: 13 die as blasts rock separatist-run Donetsk

The Russian-backed mayor has claimed that as many as 13 people died  in a series of explosions in the separatist-run city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, media reports said on Monday. ...

US releases top Afghan drug lord in prisoner swap

Washington: The United States released a powerful Afghan drug lord after two decades of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in return for an American held prisoner by the Taliba ...

Karzai condemns clashes between Taliban, NRF in Panjshir

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had reacted to the ongoing clashes between  Taliban and National Resistance Forces (NRF) in Panjshir and said the continued bloodshed must s ...

Taliban govt to ban Pubg, Tiktok in Afghanistan in 3 months

The Taliban government has decided to ban Pub G and TikTok apps in the next three months.