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Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-chang expressed concern that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would have the ‘complete capability’ to attack Taiwan by 2025. The Minister expressed concern while also highlighted sanctions as the means to deter aggression during a virtual seminar titled “Taiwan: is it key to the continuing world order?” organised by The Democracy […]
- Xi Jinping’s Suppression of Hong Kong Democracy Pushes Taiwan Further From China (Category: Breaking News)
- China avoids imposing harsh sanctions against Taiwan as both economies are interdependent (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan’s voice needs to be heard internationally: Canadian PM (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘One China’ principle and ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy are ironical (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered all civilians still living in parts of eastern Donetsk region under Ukrainian control to evacuate. Speaking during a late-night address from Kyiv, Mr Zelensky warned of an intensification of fighting. “The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill,” he […]
- Every bridge leading to key Ukraine city destroyed (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine reports heavy Russian missile strikes in east and south (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodies of some Ukrainian fighters arrive in Kyiv (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine reports 15,000 suspected war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
England swatted aside Sri Lanka as they overhauled a meagre total with 17 balls to spare in their opening Twenty20 match of the Commonwealth Games. Spinner Sophie Ecclestone justified her ranking as the best T20 bowler in the world with three wickets to sap Sri Lanka of momentum. The visitors washed up on 106-9 and […]
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka beat England by seven wickets to win women’s T20 series (Category: Breaking News)
- England win another thriller in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- England reach semi-finals with nervy win over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Brazil and Spain have reported their first monkeypox deaths. A 41-year-old man in Brazil became the first fatality from the virus outside Africa. Spain announced its first death soon afterwards, which is also the first in Europe. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. But infections are […]
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO declares highest alert over Monkeypox outbreak (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban appeals for help after earthquake kills over 1000 (Category: Breaking News)
Jonny Bairstow’s devastating 90 helped England beat South Africa by 41 runs in a breathless, high-scoring first Twenty20 international in Bristol. Continuing his stunning Test form, Bairstow bullied the Proteas bowlers throughout his 53-ball assault as England racked up 234-6 – their second highest T20 score. Bairstow added 106 with Moeen Ali, who smacked 52 […]
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa secure thrilling win over India (Category: Breaking News)
- England win third T20 against India despite Yadav’s hundred (Category: Breaking News)
Almost one million people in a suburb of Wuhan – China’s central city where the coronavirus was first recorded – have been placed under lockdown. Jiangxia district residents have been ordered to stay inside their homes or compounds for three days after four asymptomatic Covid cases were detected. China follows a “zero Covid” strategy, including […]
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread (Category: Breaking News)
- MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat from China (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Open Letter & Appeal To The IMF appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- An Open Letter To Mr. President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To The President & The Judiciary (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To President & Judiciary – A Response (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter (Category: Breaking News)
A gunman killed two people and injured two others during an early morning shooting spree, police in the Canadian province of British Columbia have said. Emergency alerts issued shortly after 06:00 local time (13:00 GMT) warned of “multiple shooting scenes” in downtown Langley, a city about 25 miles east of Vancouver. Police confirmed a lone […]
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Man charged with terrorism after deadly Oslo attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman kills three in Copenhagen shopping mall (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 19 dead in Texas school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
But it is a tool and a means only, not the ultimate goal. It is simply compulsion and coercion; it is the police power.
- Sri Lanka police on lookout for suspects who damaged president’s office (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President asked by protestors to seek reasons for agitation, not make arrests (Category: Breaking News)
- Protestors march to Sri Lanka prime minister’s office facing police tear gas (Category: Breaking News)
- Protestors storm Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s Office despite police resistance (Category: Breaking News)
Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar’s military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. The four – including activist Ko Jimmy and lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw – were accused of committing “terror acts”. They were sentenced to death in a closed-door trial that rights groups criticised […]
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread (Category: Breaking News)
- Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases (Category: Breaking News)
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon, who turned the firm from a regional player to global giant, says he will retire amid a flurry of misconduct claims. He stepped down from his roles in WWE last month following reports he paid millions to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity. Mr McMahon remains WWE’s […]
- CM Punk makes shock return to WWE (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread (Category: Breaking News)
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- July 9th 2022: ‘Ever Onward To Victory!’ (Category: Breaking News)
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: A New Definition For Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. More than 16,000 cases have […]
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- First Monkeypox deaths reported outside Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- What is Monkeypox? (Category: Breaking News)
- More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread (Category: Breaking News)
by Sean GLEESON and Amal JAYASINGHE (AFP) Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Friday, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault that raised international concern for dissent under the crisis-wracked country’s new pro-Western president. Troops and police Special Task Force commandos wielding batons and armed with automatic assault rifles charged on ...
- AKD: Ranil cannot intimidate public (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP demands release of Aragalaya activists detained under PTA, insists there is no evidence agai... (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil vows to fight ‘Fascists’ (Category: Breaking News)
මාධ්යවේදීන්ට පහරදුන් බව තමන් නොදන්නා අතර ඒ ගැන සොයා බලන්නම් යැයි පොලිස් මාධ්ය ප්රකාශකවරයා BBC කළ විමසීමකදී පැවසුවේය.
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- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
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- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Video: Cabinet spokesperson's remark on Dr. Chris Nonis was false - Report Newsfirst
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
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- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
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- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
නව රජයට තමන් සහභාගී වන්නේදැයි ඇසු පැනයට ඔහු පැවසුවේ "ජනතාවට වැඩ කරන ආණ්ඩුවක් ආවෝත් බලාගෙන ඉන්නවා" යනුවෙනි.
Overnight clean money volumes down to zero, sporadic repo activity
- Sri Lanka, world suffers terribly from Fed’s accidental discovery: Bellwether (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka is wrong scapegoat expat workers over Undiyal: Bellwether (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka economic recovery, a common minimum program (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka banks cut foreign borrowings, see more deposit dollarization (Category: Breaking News)
Barcelona have signed Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich on a four-year contract worth 50m euros (£42.6m). The 33-year-old had one year left on his contract with the German champions but in May said: “My story with Bayern is over.”. He has joined his new team-mates in Miami as part of Barcelona’s four-match tour in […]
- Chelsea in talks to sign Napoli defender and Man City’s Nathan Ake (Category: Breaking News)
- Lionel Messi has ‘no doubt’ Inter Miami will win more silverware (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena Williams hints at retirement after US Open (Category: Breaking News)
- Scrum-half quits Wales 100 days before World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Russia plans to annex more Ukrainian territory using a similar “playbook” to its takeover of Crimea, the US says. Citing US intelligence, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Russia is already laying the groundwork for annexation. Occupied regions of Ukraine could hold “sham” referenda on joining Russia as soon as September, he said. Russia […]
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian missile strikes kill 21 in Odesa region (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia denies it plans to declare war on 9 May (Category: Breaking News)
England’s World Cup winner Ben Stokes will retire from one-day international cricket after Tuesday’s series opener against South Africa in Durham. The 31-year-old, who made his debut against Ireland in 2011, has scored 2,919 runs, including three centuries, and taken 74 wickets in 104 ODIs. Stokes, who became Test captain in April, will still play Twenty20 cricket […]
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Trent Boult to have ‘significantly reduced’ role with Black Caps (Category: Breaking News)
- England’s Moeen Ali takes 4-26 as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has renewed his call for early elections after a stunning by-election upset saw his party take control of a crucial provincial assembly. His PTI party won 15 of 20 seats up for grabs in Punjab, beating their arch-rivals the PML-N on their home ground. The result is a foretaste […]
- Pakistan’s shock televangelist dies at 50 (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan police open investigation into former PM (Category: Breaking News)
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France has evacuated more than 16,000 people threatened by wildfires in the south-west, as fires also spread in Spain, Croatia and Greece. Authorities in France’s Gironde, a popular tourist region, have evacuated guards from campsites – the tourists left earlier. Fires have spread in the Teste-de-Buch and Landiras areas. In southern Spain, more than 3,200 […]
- Pope Francis fires Texan bishop after criticism of reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Cathay Pacific fires cabin crew over discrimination claim (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan earthquake: Fires hit quake zone as rescuers race to reach survivors (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
Wales bravely failed in a bid to win a first series against the Springboks in South Africa as the hosts triumphed in the third Test decider in Cape Town. South Africa fly-half Handre Pollard scored 20 points with hooker Bongi Mbonambi and captain Siya Kolisi crossing for tries. Wales responded with a try for flanker […]
- Springboks go top of Rugby Championship (Category: Breaking News)
- Springboks name unchanged side to face England in Rugby World Cup semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar beaten by Ecuador as dream turns into nightmare (Category: Breaking News)
- Pumas create history with victory in Christchurch (Category: Breaking News)
A cargo plane has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece, local officials say. The Antonov-12 operated by a Ukraine-based company was flying from Serbia to Jordan when it went down on Saturday. It was not immediately known how many people were on board and whether there were any survivors. Greece’s ERT state […]
- More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases (Category: Breaking News)
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