International
Leadership race: Sunak, Truss, Mordaunt face first vote
London: Conservative MPs on Wednesday began the formal process of choosing Britain’s next prime minister as they whittled down a field of eight...
PM Wikremesinghe appointed Acting president of Sri Lanka
Colombo: After Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives early Wednesday morning because of mass protests due to the economic crisis, Prime...
Rishi ahead in race for Britain’s Raaj
London: Rishi Sunak looks ahead of other candidates in the race for the next Prime Minister of Britain after Dominic Raab and Grant...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore wants 2nd amendment scrapped
By Ashok Nilakantan
Rajapaksa to quit office on July 13, says Speaker
Colombo: The anti-government protesters who forced the President and the Prime Minister in Sri Lanka said on Sunday that they would occupy the...
Speaker takes over as temporary President in SL
Colombo: The leaders of the majority parties in Sri Lanka have decided to appoint Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as the new President of...
Former Japanese PM Sinzo Abe shot dead
Tokyo and New Delhi: Former prime minister of Japan Sinzo Abe, aged 67, died after being shot with a home-made in the back...
Boris Johnson set to quit as Tory leader, but to stay on as PM
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is all set to resign after concluding that his position is untenable. He has reportedly told allies...