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Russia orders 31 more European diplomats to leave
Shawdesh Desk: Russia said Tuesday it was expelling 31 diplomats from three European countries in a tit-for-tat move sparked by its military operation in Ukraine. The Russian foreign ministry declaredReadMore
Sri Lanka town under curfew, foreign concern over killing
Shawdesh Desk: Police kept up a curfew in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, a day after the killing of an anti-government demonstrator in escalating protests across the island triggered internationalReadMore
Russia’s Donbas offensive advances with fall of Kreminna
Shawdesh desk: The capture of the city of Kreminna may have heralded the start of a widely anticipated major Russian offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region as fierce fighting ragedReadMore
Sri Lankan president admits mistakes led to economic crisis
Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s president acknowledged Monday that he made mistakes that led to the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and pledged to correct them. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa madeReadMore
Global Covid cases near 505 million
Shawdesh desk; The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 505 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),ReadMore
Sri Lankan PM says president’s powers will be reduced
Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Tuesday the constitution will be changed to clip presidential powers and empower Parliament as protesters continued to call on the president and hisReadMore
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member council of ministers takes oath
Shawdesh Desk: Pakistan Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday administered the oath to the 34-member council of ministers of the newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, which included 31 Cabinet Ministers.ReadMore
Russia sets deadline for Ukraine troops in Mariupol to surrender
Shawdesh Desk: Russia’s defence ministry has told the Ukrainian forces still fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300ReadMore
