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Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa speech fails to reassure as crisis grows

BBC News:- Sri Lankans have criticised a Wednesday night speech by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa where he ignored calls to resign and vowed to restore order. In his first national address since protests began last month, he offered to cede some of the presidency’s power to parliament, but set no timetable. Sri Lankans who have been […]

Ukraine war: Russia pushed back from Kharkiv – report from front line

BBC News:- Ukraine says its forces have recaptured villages from Russian troops north and north-east of Kharkiv, pushing them back towards the border. The ongoing offensive could signal a shift in the war’s momentum and jeopardise Russia’s main advance further south. BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville, and cameraman Darren Conway, have been with Ukrainian forces as […]

UK agrees mutual security deals with Finland and Sweden

BBC News: The UK has agreed mutual security pacts with Sweden and Finland, agreeing to come to their aid should either nation come under attack. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited both countries to sign the deals, amid debate about them joining Nato. The pacts also state that Finland and Sweden would assist the UK […]

Ukraine cuts Russia gas at 1 hub, underlining risk to supply

ABC News: – Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas Wednesday through one of the hubs that feed Western European homes and industry, while a Kremlin-installed official in a southern region seized by Russian troops said the area will ask Moscow to annex it. The talk of annexation in Kherson — and Russia’s apparent […]

gyalchi May 11, 2022

South Korea’s New President Yoon Suk-yeol Sworn In

NDTV News: Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as South Korean president Tuesday in a huge ceremony at Seoul’s National Assembly, taking office at a time of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North Korea. “I solemnly swear before the people that I will faithfully perform the duties of the president,” said Yoon Suk-yeol, a hawkish conservative […]

Ukraine bid to join EU will take decades says Macron

BBC News:- It will take decades for Ukraine to be accepted into the European Union, France’s Emmanuel Macron has said. In a speech to the EU’s parliament in Strasbourg, he instead suggested Ukraine could join a “parallel European community” while it awaited a decision. This would allow non-EU members to join Europe’s security architecture in […]

Sri Lanka: Protesters torch leaders’ homes in night of unrest

BBC News: – Angry mobs in Sri Lanka have burned down several homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksas and MPs, following clashes with government supporters. The violence capped a day of unrest that saw PM Mahinda Rajapaksa quit amid mass protests at his government’s handling of the economic crisis. But it failed to assuage demonstrators, […]

Putin says Russia fighting for motherland in Ukraine in Victory Day speech

BBC News: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces in Ukraine were fighting for the future of their motherland, in his annual address marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Despite rumours he would make a major announcement his speech stuck largely to defending Russia’s invasion. He tied the war in Ukraine to […]

IndiGo: Anger after India airline removes disabled teenager

ABC News: – India’s aviation minister has said he is investigating a domestic airline after it allegedly refused to let a disabled teenager board its flight. The airline’s staff told the teenager’s parents that he was a risk to other passengers. The incident sparked widespread outrage with many calling out the airline for discriminatory behaviour. […]

gyalchi May 9, 2022

Ukraine war: First ladies meet as US announces new sanctions

BBC News:- US First Lady Jill Biden has met her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelenska in Ukraine as Washington announced further sanctions on Moscow. The two first ladies met at a school in the border town of Uzhhorod. It was Mrs Zelenska’s first appearance in public since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February. […]

gyalchi May 9, 2022