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Will not recognise Rajapaksa as Lanka PM unless he proves majority in Parliament: Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya

TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

Colombo | Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya Monday slammed President Maithripala Sirisena’s “unconstitutional and undemocratic” actions to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and suspend Parliament, saying...

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Thirteen killed in Taliban attack on Afghan forces check point

News DeskNovember 5, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskNovember 5, 2018June 7, 2022

The Taliban view the US-backed government in Kabul as a dysfunctional Western puppet and have refused repeated offers to negotiate with it. Kabul, Nov...

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Lanka Speaker says he will not recognise Rajapaksa as PM unless it is proved in Parliament

News DeskNovember 5, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskNovember 5, 2018June 7, 2022

The tough statement from Sri Lanka speaker Jayasuriya came after Sirisena announced on Sunday that parliament would reconvene on November 14. Colombo, Nov 5...

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Saudi sent ‘cover-up team’ to dispose of Khashoggi body: report

News DeskNovember 5, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskNovember 5, 2018June 7, 2022

Turkey’s chief prosecutor had said that Khashoggi was strangled by Saudi officials inside the consulate and the body was dismembered. Istanbul, Nov 5 (AFP) Saudi...

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US sanctions on Iran come into force; Pompeo dodges question on commitment from India, China

TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

Washington | The Trump administration has said it is confident that “the toughest ever” sanctions against Iran which came into force on Monday will have the...

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Xi Jinping pledges to ‘step up’ opening China’s markets as criticism grows

TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

Shanghai | President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday to open access to China’s economy, while delivering a veiled rebuke to the Trump administration, as he kicked...

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US sanctions on Iran, ‘toughest ever,’ take force on Monday

TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 5, 2018June 3, 2022

Washington | The United States is reimposing punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called “the...

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Tamil prisoners may be released to tilt scales in favour of Mahinda Rajapaksa

TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

Colombo | Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s legislator son Namal on Sunday indicated that the long held demand of the Tamil minority community to release all...

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North Korea warns United States of returning to nuclear policy

TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

Seoul | North Korea has warned the United States it will “seriously” consider returning to a state policy aimed at building nuclear weapons if Washington does...

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US-led coalition strikes kill 14 civilians in east Syria: Monitor

TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

Beirut | At least 14 civilians were killed Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes on the Islamic State group’s last holdout in eastern Syria, a monitor...