COLOMBO, Nov 14 (AFP): Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday voted out the bitterly disputed government of former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, removing one controversial figure but leaving the country in a power vacuum.The island nation has been in crisis since the president sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and...
Read moreLONDON, Nov 14 (BBC): Theresa May faces a crunch cabinet meeting later as she tries to win colleagues' support for a draft Brexit agreement between the UK and EU.Ministers will gather at 14:00 GMT amid calls to reject the deal from both Brexiteers and some Remain supporters.Theresa May told MPs...
Read moreUNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 14 (AFP): The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Tuesday to discuss the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip but there was no agreement on how to address the crisis, diplomats said.Kuwait, which represents Arab countries at the council, and Bolivia requested...
Read moreJAKARTA, Nov 14 (BBC): An Indonesian woman whose fiancé was on a Lion Air flight which crashed into the sea has gone ahead with her wedding pictures alone.Intan Syari and Rio Nanda Pratama were due to get married on 11 November.But Mr Pratama died as he was coming home for...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov 14 (AFP): US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday publicly pushed for the dismissal of deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel - a rare criticism of a senior administration official by the president's wife.The rebuke - via a brief statement from the first lady's spokeswoman -came amid swirling...
Read moreCHICO, Nov 14 (AP): A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relatives and friends."I hope you are okay," reads one hand written note on the board filled...
Read morePRAGUE, Nov 14 (AFP): The Czech Republic said on Wednesday it will reject the United Nations migration pact set to be adopted in December, following similar moves by Hungary and Austria.Richard Brabec, a deputy prime minister, told reporters the government wanted the pact to include measures preventing illegal migration, which...
Read moreKANO, Nigeria, Nov 14 (AFP): Boko Haram jihadists have killed at least 16 farmers and left dozens missing in the latest attacks in restive northeast Nigeria's Borno state, militia and residents said on Wednesday.The civilian militia fighting the Islamists found 15 bodies in fields around Kazaa and Daraa villages, five...
Read moreKremlin laments US 'unpredictability' under TrumpSINGAPORE, Nov 14: The Kremlin hit out Wednesday at the "unpredictability" of the United States under the Trump administration, saying it was causing "deep global concern". "The fact that America has become unpredictable lately is no secret to anyone," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Dozhd...
Read more© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
