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Wickremesinghe likely to take oath as Sri Lanka’s PM on Sunday
Colombo Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to take oath as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister on Sunday after disputed Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign on […]
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Irish Parliament votes to legalise abortion
London Ireland’s parliament has passed a landmark legislation to make abortion legal for the first time in the Catholic-majority country, a “historic moment” […]
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Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Sydney Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv […]
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Donald Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong: ex-lawyer Michael Cohen
President Donald Trump knew it was wrong to order election-eve hush money paid to two women who claimed to have had affairs with […]
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Trump’s son-in-law Kushner possible next chief of staff
Washington Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is on the short-list of potential candidates for the President’s next chief of staff, […]
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Indian-American woman appointed to US body advocating religious freedom
An Indian-American woman lawyer on Thursday was appointed to a top post in a US organisation, which advocates religious freedom. Anurima Bhargava, a […]
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The politics of a plot to kill Sri Lanka’s president
A plot to kill the president, links to foreign intelligence, a rogue police officer and a missing sniper: the snippets of news emerging […]
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Donald Trump denies any ties to ex-lawyer Michael Cohen’s crimes
US president Donald Trump on Thursday said he never told his private lawyer Michael Cohen to break the law and denied any ties […]
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US House describes crime against Rohingya in Myanmar as genocide
In an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 394-1, the US House of Representatives on Thursday, in a non-binding resolution, declared the crime against Rohingya […]
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China positioning itself to supplant America as next superpower: FBI
The Trump administration on Thursday told US Congress that China is positioning itself to supplant America as the world’s next superpower. The Trump […]
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Turkish train crash in Ankara kills nine, injures 47
Nine people were killed and nearly 50 injured in Turkey when a high speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a […]
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Lankan Parliament passes motion expressing confidence in Wickremesinghe to function as PM
Sri Lankan parliament on Wednesday passed a motion expressing confidence in Ranil Wickremesinghe to function as the Prime Minister and forwarded it to […]