Mahinda Rajapaksa-led SLPP registers landslide victory in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary polls
Ex-PM Ranil Wickremesinghe’s UNP won only one seat while SJB emerged victorious in 55 seats of the 225-member parliament
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Surrey wildfires highlight risks UK faces during heatwave
Firefighters in Surrey had brought a large blaze on heathland in Surrey under control by Saturday morning marking the latest...
‘Queensland first’: Palaszczuk closes the borders and amps up election rhetoric | Australia news
Annastacia Palaszczuk stands outside in the Queensland sunshine to deliver the state’s daily coronavirus update. When the news bulletins cut to the Queensland premier, they leave scenes of dreary Melbourne streets and shuttered shopfronts. The optics have been matched by an increase in pro-Queensland rhetoric in the build-up to a state election on 31 October. “We are concerned about what is happening in the southern states,” Palaszczuk said on Wednesday, announcing Queensland would again effectively close its borders. “And today is the day that we say we are putting Queenslanders...
What just happened in Tennessee’s Democratic Senate primary?
Tennessee has an open primary system, and the conventional wisdom that Republicans were most likely to hold the seat could...
After Hiroshima’s Carnage, Setsuko Thurlow Devoted Her Life to Peace
On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, Setsuko Thurlow, then just 13, reported for her first full day of duty...
PM Modi on ‘Gau rakshaks’: Here’s what CPM, Congress, JD(U) and BJP had to say
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published: August 7, 2016 11:54:40 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at...
Royal Navy weighing up Home Office request for support as dozens more migrants intercepted | UK News
Royal Navy chiefs are considering a formal request for support to deal with migrants attempting to cross the Channel in...
Week In Politics: Congress Fails To Come To Agreement On New Coronavirus Relief Bill
As lawmakers fight over what to include in the next Coronavirus relief package, we look at the impact of delaying...
Are Canada’s local politicians a target for Beijing’s global PR machine?
VANCOUVER—Back in March, as elected officials around the world were accusing the Chinese government of covering up the early spread...
