Current Affairs
UN Secy General to present reform proposals to member states soon – Spokesman
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will present proposals for the organization's reform to member states within a few weeks, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.In March, Guterres...
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US, Japan to start talks on settlement of trade disputes – Treasury Department
Washington: Washington and Tokyo have agreed to begin consultations on the settlement of trade disputes against the backdrop...
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Trump administration plans military parade on June 14
New York: The Trump administration will hold a military parade on June 14, said White House spokesperson Anna...
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CIA personnel cuts planned by Trump administration – Reports
Washington: The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to downsize the CIA by about 1,200 employees, which...
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Hamas confirms delivery of Gaza peace deal proposal
Gaza: Senior Hamas leader Abdul Rahman Shadid confirmed Friday that the movement had presented to mediators a proposal...
UK concerns over Indians’ security
New York: India has shared its concerns over the security of the Indian community in United Kingdom with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.External Affairs...
SL: Inflation rate jumps to 70.2pc in August
Colombo: Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate surged to more than 70 per cent in August as it struggles with its worst economic crisis in...
NKorea denies supplying weapons to Russia
Pyongyang: North Korea says it has never sold weapons to Russia and has no plans to do so in the future, following US reports...
Strip Moscow off permanent status: Zelensky to UN
United Nations: Russia must face "just punishment" over its invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly in New York...
Canada confirms 1,379 monkeypox cases
Ottawa: Canada has confirmed 1,379 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said.Of the confirmed cases as of Wednesday,...
Man charged for vandalizing Washington Monument
Washington: The US Park Police said that a man had been charged for allegedly vandalizing the outside base of the Washington Monument with paint...