[ad_1] An unidentified gunman fatally shot an opposition Sri Lankan politician at his office Wednesday, making him the first politician killed in a spate of shootings that have gripped the island nation in recent months. Lasantha Wickramasekara, the head of the council of the coastal town of Weligama, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) south of […]
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (PTI) As the US government shutdown entered its 18th day on Friday, President Donald Trump called it a “Democrat shutdown,” accusing the opposition of blocking efforts to curb illegal immigration.“The shutdown continues. The Republican Party is not going to pay a trillion and a half dollars to illegal immigrants coming […]
[ad_1] Nicolas Maduro; Maria Corina Machado Venezuela on Monday announced the closure of its Norwegian embassy in Oslo, just days after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a vocal critic of President Nicolas Maduro, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.Also Read: Who is Maria Corina Machado? Winner of 2025 Nobel Peace Prize The Venezuelan government, […]
[ad_1] Turkish police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters outside the Istanbul branch of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Monday, after a court ruling unseated its provincial leadership and appointed a trustee replacement. The police have also detained between 10 and 20 people at the scene, as per AFP. The court […]
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (ANI) US President Donald Trump on Friday again slammed bipartisan demands for the release of Epstein files, calling the high-profile investigation into the deceased sex offender “a Democrat hoax.” Trump defended his administration’s handling of the documents while criticising Democrats and framing the case as politically motivated.Taking to his Truth […]
[ad_1] Thailand Acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai (Image: X/Phumtham Wechayachai) Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has moved to dissolve parliament, the ruling party said on Wednesday. This comes after the largest opposition bloc announced its support for a rival candidate for the top office.Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was ousted last week by the Constitutional Court, […]
[ad_1] Canada’s Conservative Party has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to add the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to the country’s list of terrorist organisations, Global News reported.The call comes amid a spate of violent incidents and extortion threats in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, which have alarmed the Asian community.Also read: After Kapil Sharma’s café […]
[ad_1] Myanmar’s military government on Thursday officially ended the state of emergency imposed more than 4 years ago,.The move signals plans to hold national elections by year-end, though opposition groups have vowed to boycott the poll, which many believe will further entrench military control.Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing signed an order on Thursday cancelling the […]
[ad_1] Iran on Sunday executed two members of the exiled opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) after convicting them of targeting civilian and government infrastructure. The two men—Behrouz Ehsani Eslamlou and Mehdi Hasani—were hanged after being found guilty of launching attacks using improvised mortar launchers, according to the judiciary’s official news outlet, Mizan Online.Iranian courts charged the […]
[ad_1] TBILISI: A court in Georgia on Monday sentenced a prominent opposition leader to eight months in prison, in the latest case critics say is part of a mounting crackdown on dissent.Georgia has been in political turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party won parliamentary elections last October.Its results were disputed by the opposition and […]
