Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared a state of emergency in the country giving the security forces wide authority to arrest and detain suspects with immediate effect.
Rajapaksa has issued the "Extraordinary…
Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is faced with the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition political parties join hands against him with an aim to end, not only his ruling government, but also his political…
Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel is on heightened alert and has arrested dozens of Palestinians as the government is grappling with the deadliest string of attacks in years.
On Thursday, the Israeli military raided the Jenin refugee camp in the northern…
Colombo (IANS) A curfew imposed in several areas of Colombo due to a protest outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house was lifted on Friday, the police said.
Thousands of protesters gathered outside Rajapaksa's residence…
New Delhi (IANS) Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that his country's aim in Ukraine is to deprive the Kiev regime from building the capacity to present any threat to Moscow.
Earlier in the day, Lavrov, who…
Colombo (IANS) Following violent protests near Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house on Thursday night, 11 government-affiliated parties have urged him to immediately dissolve the Cabinet and form an interim government with the consent…
Islamabad (IANS) Hours after the MQM-P announced its departure from the Pakistan government, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that Prime Minister Imran Khan met the military leadership of the country twice, adding that…
New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden is standing by Eric Garcetti whose nomination to be the Ambassador to India has hit a roadblock at the Senate, according to a White House official.
"The President has confidence in Mayor Garcetti (and)…
Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's Public Utilities Commission announced that there will be 10-hour daily power cuts from Wednesday.
Sri Lanka has been facing power cuts since February due to dwindling electricity production in hydro power plants…
Islamabad (IANS) With an aim to reinforce the need for regional cooperation to deal with existing and emerging challenges in a rapidly changing security landscape, the second iteration of the Islamabad Security Dialogue is all set to take place in…