Sri Lanka's central bank reveals much-awaited domestic debt restructuring plan
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30: Sri Lanka's central bank revealed on Thursday that the country is presenting three options to domestic holders of locally issued...
18 injured in gas explosion in Philippines
Manila [Philippines], June 30:At least 18 people were injured in a gas explosion that ripped through a mall in the Philippines' Oriental Mindoro province on...
Unit of Chinese-built power plant connected to grid in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 30: The unit-2 of a thermal power plant, which is co-invested and constructed by a Chinese company, has been successfully connected to...
Japan's May unemployment rate unchanged at 2.6 pct
Tokyo [Japan], June 30: Japan's unemployment rate in May remained unchanged from a month earlier, the government said in a report on Friday.
Close to 700 boat migrants reach Italy overnight
Rome [Italy], June 30: Almost 700 migrants reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in boats overnight, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday morning.
US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
Washington [US], June 30: In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use race...
France arrests 150 during second night of riots
Paris [France], June 30: Following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teen by a police officer, 150 arrests were made overnight in France during renewed...
London to appeal after court declares Rwanda asylum policy unlawful
London [UK], June 30: The British government will seek to appeal against a ruling that its plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful,...
Russia claims killed two Ukraine generals in Kramatorsk strike
Moscow [Russia], June 30: Russia on Thursday claimed its forces had killed two Ukrainian generals and "up to 50 officers" in a strike on the...
Macron calls for calm after riots in wake of killing teen
Paris [France], June 30: French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday called for a return to calm and a rapid probe after police killed a teenager that...
'Weaker Putin is a greater danger': EU's Borrell
Brussels [Belgium], June 30:The EU's top diplomat warned Thursday that a "weaker" Russian President Vladimir Putin would pose a "greater danger" after Wagner's aborted mutiny...
Canadian wildfire smoke spreads
Ottawa [Canada], June 30:Murky, dull skies loomed over tens of millions of Americans.
Wagner still recruiting despite mutiny, BBC finds
Moscow [Russia], June 30: The Wagner Group is still recruiting fighters across Russia, days after staging a mutiny that led Vladimir Putin to raise fears...
Fire destroys 11 homes in displaced Yemenis camp
Sanaa [Yemen], June 29: A fire broke out Wednesday in a camp for displaced people in western Yemen, destroying 11 houses, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
2 dead in shooting incident at U.S. consulate general in Saudi Arabia
Washington [US], June 29: The U.S. State Department confirmed that a shooting incident occured Wednesday at the U.S. consulate general in the Red Sea port...
Malaysia state assemblies dissolved ahead of key local elections
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 29:Several Malaysian state assemblies were dissolved on Wednesday ahead of key local elections that will determine six new state governments.
Australian births hit record high in 2021
Canberra [Australia], June 29: A record number of babies were born in Australia in 2021, government data has revealed.
Israel, Palestine hold talks on West Bank violence
Jerusalem [Israel], June 29:In a recent development, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant engaged in discussions with a senior Palestinian official to address the issue of...
Japan checks to release Fukushima water
Tokyo [Japan], June 29: Japanese regulators have begun final inspections on a newly completed system for the controversial release of treated radioactive water from the...
Fatal police shooting of teen unforgivable, says Macron
Paris [France], June 29: French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old boy in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
Death toll from rocket attack on Ukraine's Kramatorsk rises to 10
Moscow [Russia], June 29: The death toll from the Russian missile attack on a cafe in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday evening...
Sweden's NATO hopes fade as Erdogan slams demos
Istanbul [Turkey], June 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday that Sweden should not...
Switzerland refuses to transfer tanks to Ukraine
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29: Switzerland again refused to transfer arms to Ukraine on Wednesday, this time rejecting the export of almost 100 Leopard 1 tanks...
Biden says 'Bidenomics' will restore the American dream
Chicago [US], June 29: President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to restore the American dream in a speech promoting his "Bidenomics" policy that he said will...
Taiwan says it spots two Russian warships off its east coast
Taipei [Taiwan], June 29: Taiwan spotted two Russian warships off its eastern coast on Tuesday and sent its own aircraft and ships to keep watch,...
Protesters burn Koran at Stockholm mosque
Stockholm [Sweden], June 29: A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm's central mosque.
Wagner mutineers included Russian convicts
Moscow [Russia], June 29:The Wagner Group mercenaries who seized the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in a failed mutiny included at least three convicted criminals.