China employed 'Debt Trap Diplomacy' to gain strategic edge over SL: Think tank

New Delhi (IANS) China employed its devious 'Debt Trap Diplomacy' to gain a strategic edge over Sri Lanka, an independent foreign policy think tank said on Saturday after Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned making way for an…

90-member task force to probe Shinzo Abe's murder case

Tokyo (IANS) Police in Japan have said that a 90-member task force will be set up to investigate the murder case of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died after being shot at while addressing an election campaign rally in Nara city.

The…

India votes in UNSC for West-sponsored resolution on Syria, abstains on Russian motion

United Nations (IANS) India has voted for a UN Security Council resolution sponsored by Western countries on continuing a passage for aid to reach parts of the war-torn Syria and abstained on a counter-motion proposed by Russia, both of which failed…

Ready to accept party leaders' decision: SL President

Colombo (IANS) Making his stance clear for the first time amid massive public pressure to step down, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he would respect any decision taken at the party leaders' meeting scheduled on Saturday evening.

Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated

Tokyo (IANS) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday, hours after being shot while addressing an election rally in the city of Nara, according to state media.

A doctor attending on Abe in Nara Medical University Hospital…

Jaishankar, Chinese FM discuss border situation

Bali (IANS) On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting here, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during which they discussed "specific outstanding issues in our bilateral relationship…

Boris bows out, says 'will of party to choose new leader, PM'

London (IANS) Bowing to the inevitable after mass resignations across his government, including of top Cabinet ministers, in just three days, Boris Johnson on Thursday announced he is stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party, but will remain…

Yoon orders military to swiftly punish NKorea in case of provocations

Seoul (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered the military on Wednesday to swiftly punish North Korea in case of provocations as he presided over a meeting of top commanders for the first time since taking office.

"(The president)…

India has to limit loan assistance due to global crises: SL PM

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that India had to limit the loan assistance given to the crisis-hit island nation in the wake of the recent global crises, including the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war.

"Due to…

3 dead in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting

Copenhagen (IANS) Three people were killed and several others injured, three of them critically, during a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall, one of the biggest in Denmark, police confirmed on Monday.

"A man in his 40s and two teenagers…