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Colombian President-elect names Foreign Minister
Bogota: Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro named Alvaro Leyva Duran as the Foreign Minister in his cabinet,…
Monkeypox an evolving threat, not a global health emergency: WHO
New Delhi: Monkeypox virus that has been identified in more than 50 countries with over 3,000 cases since the…
Russia on the brink of its first debt default since 1998
Moscow: Russia is on the brink of its first debt default since 1998 as the Sunday deadline to make a $100…
India pushes for projects in SL instead of LOCs: Report
Colombo: Instead of offering more credit lines, India is pushing for quicker implementation of its projects in…
Turkey’s concerns not eased on Finland, Sweden’s NATO bid: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara's concerns over Finland and Sweden's accession…
Pak faces escalation of power crisis as LNG tenders scrapped
Islamabad: Pakistan is again facing an escalation of power crisis after it failed to agree on a deal for natural…
Gen Qamar Bajwa visits ailing Musharraf in Dubai
Islamabad: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his wife recently visited ailing…
339 kids killed in Ukraine since war began
Kiev: Since Russia launched its ongoing invasion of Kiev on February 24, at least 339 children have been killed…
SL won’t receive fuel shipments this week and next: Minister
Cololmbo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said…
China’s WeChat sees 44 mn users watch Backstreet Boys’ concert
Beijing: Chinese internet giant Tencent-owned WeChat saw 44 million users tuning in to watch an online concert…