In recent days, thousands of Sri Lankans have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The island nation is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from Britain in 1948 and is facing food shortages, soaring prices and power cuts. Many say the government is to blame. Why is there […]
H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India declared, “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) as an awardee of National & Global Awards, organised by Journalist Association of India, under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India (JFI). “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood films.” […]
Russia-Ukraine war Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. No 10 said the visit was a “show of solidarity” with the Ukrainian people. Following the meeting, Downing Street said the UK would send 120 armoured vehicles and anti-ship missile systems to support Ukraine. Senior officials in Mr […]
Many Nigerians have once again been left without state-supplied electricity for several hours, three weeks after the president apologised for the last nationwide outage. This time around, an aide to the president says an “act of vandalism” on a transmission tower is to blame. Distribution firms first reported problems with the national grid on Friday evening. […]
French elections 2022 French voters are preparing to cast their ballot in the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday. Recent polls have shown a marked fall in President Emmanuel Macron’s lead over his main challenger, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Campaigning has now ended, and voter turnout is expected to be lower […]
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that if he is ousted from power, he will not recognise an opposition government. He was speaking ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday, which he is expected to lose. Mr Khan said he accepted the Supreme Court decision that he must face the vote, but […]
H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India declared, “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) as an awardee of National & Global Awards, organised by Journalist Association of India, under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India (JFI). “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood films.” […]
A Kinder chocolate factory in Belgium has been ordered to close after it was linked to dozens of salmonella cases. Belgium’s food safety authority has also ordered the recall of all Kinder products made at the factory in Arlon, which is owned by Ferrero. Suspected salmonella cases linked to Kinder chocolate have been reported in […]
Russia-Ukraine war Accounts of atrocities committed by Russian troops against Ukrainian civilians are emerging daily. There are calls for President Putin and others to be prosecuted for war crimes – but how likely is that to happen? Given its past record, and failure to stop this war which has seen more than 11 million […]
Two airline passengers accused of “unruly behaviour” have been hit with the largest fines ever proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The five-figure penalties on the two flyers accused of violence are part of $2m (£1.5m) in fines levied this year. US airlines have seen record numbers of disruptive passengers since early 2021, with […]
