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Gotabaya Rajapaksa: A war hero detested by his admirers over Sri Lanka crisis
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, once considered a "war hero" by the Sinhalese Buddhist majority for crushing the LTTE and ending the nearly...
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Man acquitted in 1985 Air India plane bombing shot dead in Canada
Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted on charges of bombing an Air India plane killing 329 people on board, has...
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UN chief on Sri Lanka crisis: ‘Important that protestors’ grievances addressed’
As the crisis in Sri Lanka worsens, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said that he is following the situation...
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Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa to resign by noon, Wickremesinghe may take over: Report
Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa could resign by midday, a top source from within the ruling party told Reuters Wednesday morning, hours after...
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SpaceX booster rocket engulfed in huge fireball during test launch
A prototype of a booster rocket by Elon Musk's SpaceX went up in flames in the United States during ground-test...
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South Korea’s Yoon suspends informal media briefings, cites Covid-19
South Korea's president will suspend informal media briefings that he has held nearly every day since taking office in May,...
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Protesters storm Sri Lanka president’s home, shots fired; Rajapaksa flees: Report
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday reportedly fled his official residence as protesters surrounded the house in the capital...
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China warns US over ‘wanton provocation’, holds drills around Taiwan
A senior Chinese general warned his US counterpart that any “wanton” act of provocation will be met with “firm countermeasures”...
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Japan PM calls attack on ex premier Shinzo Abe ‘barbaric’: ‘I want to believe…’
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday strongly condemned the attack on country's former premier Shinzo Abe during an election...
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Give CAATSA waiver, deepen defence and energy ties with India: US Congressmen
In separate amendments to the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA), three US Congressmen have proposed that the US deepen defence...
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