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Sri Lanka to turn off street lights as economic crisis deepens

Sri Lanka to turn off street lights as economic crisis deepens

-- 2022-03-31 17:48:32

Sri Lanka is turning off its street lights to save electricity, a minister said on Thursday, as its worst economic crisis in decades brought more power cuts and gloom to its main stock market, trigger...

Turkey working to bring together Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers again for talks

Turkey working to bring together Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers again for talks

-- 2022-03-31 14:37:06

Turkey is working to bring together the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers for talks after hosting peace negotiations in Istanbul this week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, ad...

Turkish prosecutor asks court to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing

Turkish prosecutor asks court to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing

-- 2022-03-31 13:32:28

A Turkish prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to halt the trial in absentia of Saudi suspects over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and transfer the...

US violates UN resolution linked to nuclear deal: Iran

US violates UN resolution linked to nuclear deal: Iran

-- 2022-03-31 12:56:46

The United States continues to violate a United Nations resolution that enshrines a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, despite its claims of wanting to revive the pact, foreign ministry...

Taiwan studying tactics of war in Ukraine, discussing with US

Taiwan studying tactics of war in Ukraine, discussing with US

-- 2022-03-31 11:47:38

Taiwan's defence ministry has set up a working group to study the tactics of the war in Ukraine, including how the country has been able to hold out against Russia, and has been discussing this with t...

Ukraine preparing for new Russian attacks in the east, says Zelenskiy

Ukraine preparing for new Russian attacks in the east, says Zelenskiy

-- 2022-03-31 10:48:00

Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east of the country as Moscow builds up its troops there after suffering setbacks near the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sai...

Putin demands complete surrender of Mariupol to end shelling

Putin demands complete surrender of Mariupol to end shelling

-- 2022-03-30 22:31:31

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that shelling of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol will only end when Ukrainian troops surrender. Vladimir Putin made the comments during an hour long...

Russia increases intensity of strikes despite promise to scale back: Ukraine city mayor

Russia increases intensity of strikes despite promise to scale back: Ukraine city mayor

-- 2022-03-30 21:51:13

Russian forces bombarded the outskirts of Kyiv and a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after promising to scale down operations there in what the West dismissed as a ploy to regrou...

China, Russia 'more determined' to develop bilateral ties, Beijing says

China, Russia 'more determined' to develop bilateral ties, Beijing says

-- 2022-03-30 19:34:37

Moscow and Beijing are "more determined" to develop bilateral ties and boost cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday following a meeting in eastern China with his Russian count...

Imran Khan’s main ally quits ruling coalition in Pakistan

Imran Khan’s main ally quits ruling coalition in Pakistan

-- 2022-03-30 19:14:22

A main ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan quit his ruling coalition on Wednesday after reaching a pact with opposition parties seeking to oust him, signalling Khan may be running out of optio...

Russian foreign minister to visit India

Russian foreign minister to visit India

-- 2022-03-30 18:54:56

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit New Delhi on Thursday for a two-day trip, the Indian foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as the two countries look for ways to maintain trade and othe...

UK lawmaker plans to change his gender identity

UK lawmaker plans to change his gender identity

-- 2022-03-30 17:52:46

A lawmaker in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party said on Wednesday he planned to change his gender identity to become Britain's first openly transgender member of parliament, a decision...

Imran Khan faces difficult no confidence vote

Imran Khan faces difficult no confidence vote

-- 2022-03-30 17:14:18

Pakistani opposition political parties have introduced a no-confidence vote in parliament seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan, largely on accusations of economic mismanagement. The bid to...

Coronavirus cases in Asia surpass 100 million

Coronavirus cases in Asia surpass 100 million

-- 2022-03-30 13:35:56

Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 omicron sub-variant. The region is rep...

US okays second Covid booster for Americans 50 and older

US okays second Covid booster for Americans 50 and older

-- 2022-03-30 13:11:51

US health officials on Tuesday authorised a second Covid-19 booster dose of the two most commonly used Covid-19 vaccines for people aged 50 and older, citing data showing waning immunity and the risks...

Arab gunman kills five Israelis in Tel Aviv suburb, latest in series of attacks

Arab gunman kills five Israelis in Tel Aviv suburb, latest in series of attacks

-- 2022-03-30 09:06:13

An Arab gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday before he was fatally shot, the national ambulance service said, in the third deadly attack in Israel in a week. "Israel is...

Russia promises to drastically scale down its military operations

Russia promises to drastically scale down its military operations

-- 2022-03-29 19:02:05

Russia promised at peace talks on Tuesday to drastically scale down its military operations around Kyiv and the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, while Ukraine proposed neutral status with interna...

UK police to issue first 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown gatherings

UK police to issue first 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown gatherings

-- 2022-03-29 18:52:37

British police said on Tuesday that 20 fines would be issued over gatherings in Boris Johnson's offices and residence that broke coronavirus lockdown rules, sparking fresh calls for the prime minister...

European Central Bank plans currency exchange scheme for Ukrainian refugees

European Central Bank plans currency exchange scheme for Ukrainian refugees

-- 2022-03-29 18:29:37

The European Central Bank is ready to organise a scheme for millions of Ukrainian refugees to exchange their hryvnia currency into euros if the EU gives the ECB a guarantee that would cover the bank's...

Russia expels 10 Baltic diplomats in tit-for-tat response

Russia expels 10 Baltic diplomats in tit-for-tat response

-- 2022-03-29 18:04:18

Russia announced on Tuesday the expulsion of 10 diplomats from the three Baltic states in a tit-for-tat response, including three diplomats each from Estonia and Latvia, and four from Lithuania. The...

Ukraine, Russia resume peace talks with 'no handshake'

Ukraine, Russia resume peace talks with 'no handshake'

-- 2022-03-29 16:54:05

Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine before dawn on Tuesday as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Turkey for the first face-to-face talks in nearly three weeks, with Kyiv seeking a ceasefire w...

Suspected bandits attack passenger train in Nigeria

Suspected bandits attack passenger train in Nigeria

-- 2022-03-29 13:54:06

Suspected bandits attacked a passenger train headed to the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna from Abuja, the capital, on Monday evening after they trapped the train, the Kaduna state government said....

Shanghai tightens coronavirus lockdown on second day of curbs

Shanghai tightens coronavirus lockdown on second day of curbs

-- 2022-03-29 13:24:24

Shanghai, China's most populous city, on Tuesday again tightened the first phase of a two-stage Covid-19 lockdown, asking some residents to stay indoors unless they are getting tested as the number of...

Russian billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered suspected poisoning

Russian billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered suspected poisoning

-- 2022-03-29 11:21:56

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning at peace talks on the Ukraine-Belarus border earlier this month, sources close to him say. The Chelsea FC owner -...

Ukraine sets ceasefire goal for new Russia talks

Ukraine sets ceasefire goal for new Russia talks

-- 2022-03-29 09:39:20

Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine before dawn on Tuesday as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators prepared to meet in Turkey for face-to-face talks, with Kyiv seeking a ceasefire without compromising...

Debate on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan to begin Thursday

Debate on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan to begin Thursday

-- 2022-03-28 20:57:45

Pakistan's parliament took up a no-confidence motion moved by opposition lawmakers on Monday in a bid to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan, pushing the South Asian nation closer to political turmoil....

Biden plans to boost military spending, increase taxes on billionaires

Biden plans to boost military spending, increase taxes on billionaires

-- 2022-03-28 20:48:33

US President Joe Biden is expected on Monday to ask Congress for record peacetime military spending while raising taxes for billionaires and projecting lower government deficits. Biden's budget propo...

Biden's remark on the end of Putin is alarming, says Kremlin

Biden's remark on the end of Putin is alarming, says Kremlin

-- 2022-03-28 19:29:01

The Kremlin said on Monday that US President Joe Biden's remark that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" was a cause for alarm, in a measured response to a public call from the United States for a...

Ukraine, Russia preparing for first face-to-face talks in two weeks

Ukraine, Russia preparing for first face-to-face talks in two weeks

-- 2022-03-28 19:24:43

Ukraine and Russia were preparing on Monday for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, with Kyiv insisting it would make no concessions on ceding territory as battlefield momentum...

Russia working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles

Russia working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles

-- 2022-03-28 19:16:14

Russia is working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles and it will take decisions in due course should European countries refuse to pay in the Russian currency, the Kremli...