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Beijing: Analysts have cautioned the current political turmoil in Sri Lanka is emerging as a  warning sign for Chinese companies that are planning to invest in overseas markets. more
Moldova: EU creates hub to stop arms-smuggling out of Ukraine

Kyiv: European Union home affairs commissioner Yiva Johansson has announced creation of a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-torn Ukraine.

Chinese embassy in Nepal terms US diplomat's Beijing ‘disinformation campaign’ comment as 'baseless'

Beijing/Kathmandu: China has reacted strongly against US ambassador nominee for Nepal in which he criticised China for its disinformation campaign and termed his remarks “baseless&r ...

Thailand: Three Uyghurs flee from detention centre

Bangkok: Authorities in Thailand have started searching for three Uyghur men who escaped from an immigration detention centre in the country earlier this week, a police investigator said. ...

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency

Colombo:  Sri Lanka's acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a State of Emergency across the island nation from Monday.

Somalia: 2 persons die in car bombing attack

Mogadishu/UNI/Xinhua: At least two people were killed and more than 15 others injured in a suicide car bombing attack on a popular hotel in the south-central Somali town of Jowhar on Sund ...

Sri Lanka is warning sign for countries with high debt levels, says IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva

Colombo:  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said Sri Lanka has become a warning sign for those countries with high debt levels and limited policy ...

Sri Lanka: 3 hour power cut announced in country for next two days

Colombo: The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved 3-hour power cuts for July 18 and 19 in the country which is battling a tough economic crisis for the past sever ...

Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs

New York: Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) closed on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York wi ...

Indonesia: 10 killed in attacks by separatist group in Papua

Jakarta/JEN: A group of separatist rebels in Nduga district of Indonesia's eastern Papua province killed 10 traders and seriously injured two others on Saturday, a police spokesperson ...