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Sri Lanka postpones local elections due to lack of funds

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is postponing local government elections that had been due to take place early next month, because of a lack of funds, the country's election commission said on...

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FE icon   Asia / South Asia

Sri Lanka postpones local elections due to lack of funds

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is postponing local government elections that had been due to take place early next month, because of a lack of funds, the country's election commission said on Friday. The island, which is struggling with its worst financial crisis in more than seven decades, had planned to hold local government polls on Mar 9. But they have been...

Nepal's deputy PM, three other ministers quit

G20 finance chiefs differ on debt, Russia-Ukraine war

Iran says it has developed long-range cruise missile

Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after Russia's use of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war, Reuters reports.  Separately, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace force, also spoke of Iran's often repeated threat...

Japan to propose new Russia sanctions at online G-7 summit

Indonesia tightens security in Papua after 10 killed in riot

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FE icon   Americas

Yellen says 'absolutely necessary' for G20 to condemn war in Ukraine

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters that a strong statement condemning Russia's war in Ukraine was "absolutely necessary" for a communique from the G20 finance leaders' meeting in India concluding on Saturday. Yellen said in an interview that leaving a war condemnation out of the communique would be a step back from a statement...

US agrees to extradite former Peruvian President Toledo

Huge winter storm churns across northern US, threatening record snowfall

Yellen says 'absolutely necessary' for G20 to condemn war in Ukraine

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters that...

US agrees to extradite former Peruvian President Toledo

Peru's attorney general's office said on Tuesday on...

Huge winter storm churns across northern US, threatening record snowfall

A massive winter storm spreading across the US...

Biden says Russia will never defeat Ukraine after Kremlin suspends nuclear treaty

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday Ukraine...

Death toll from Brazil rains hits 40

The death toll from devastating rainfall in southeastern...

Three dozen dead as Brazil rains cause calamity

Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil's southeast...

US plans new sanctions on Russia, targets key industries

The Biden administration is planning to impose new...

Blinken to talk aid, Nordic NATO bid during Tukey visit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive...

Kamala Harris says Russia committed 'crimes against humanity'

The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has...

Biden says he will speak to China's Xi about balloon incident

President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects...

At least 39 migrants die in bus crash off Panama cliff

At least 39 have died in Panama after...

Diplomatic spat deepens as US examines Chinese balloon debris

A diplomatic rift between China and the United...

Haley announces 2024 Republican presidential bid

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is challenging...

US military says it recovers key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon

The US military said on Monday it had...

US military brings down flying object over Lake Huron

US military fighter jets on Sunday shot down...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls in first month under Lula

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell in January...

US fighter jet shoots down unidentified, cylindrical object over Canada

A US F-22 fighter jet shot down an...

US shoots down unidentified object flying above Alaska

A US F-22 fighter jet on Friday shot...

Biden says Chinese spy balloon not a major security breach

President Joe Biden, under fire from some lawmakers,...

US briefed 40 nations on China balloon, diplomats

The United States held briefings in Washington and...

Costa Rica says China apologises for balloon 'incident' over its airspace

China apologised to Costa Rica for a balloon that...

Biden says he authorised immediate US response to Turkey earthquake

US President Joe Biden on Monday said his...

‘Colossal attack’ compels Salman Rushdie to rethink his approach to security

Novelist Salman Rushdie has spoken for the first...

US military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon

The US military said on Sunday it is...

Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, US judge rules

A federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing...

US warns Turkey on exports seen to boost Russia's war effort

The United States warned Turkey in recent days...

Blinken postpones China trip over spy balloon incident

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed...

Spy balloon witness thought it might have been a star or UFO

Chase Doak was getting ready to leave work...

US transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Khan to Belize

Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described...

CIA chief warns against underestimating Xi's ambitions toward Taiwan

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said...

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FE icon   Europe

Turkey quake survivors still struggling to find shelter

Omran Alswed and his family are still living in makeshift...

Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria

Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back ‘hostile’ states’ borders

Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000

Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims...

Turkey investigates building contractors

Turkey will widen an investigation into building contractors...

Putin talks up nuclear arsenal on war anniversary eve

Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults...

Healthy gas storage warms Europe, but not enough

As Europe emerges from a mild winter with...

Putin says Xi Jinping to visit Russia, ties reaching ‘new frontiers’

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that...

A year into Ukraine war, older refugees running out of hope

Tamila Melnichenko, 82, has one last wish: to...

Zelensky plans to attend July NATO summit in Vilnius

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to attend in...

Six dead, including two children, in Moscow's hotel fire

Six people have died, including two children, after...

Russia suspends participation in last remaining nuclear treaty with US

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that...

Putin says Ukrainians become hostage of Kyiv regime and its Western overlords

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to...

‘Russia-Ukraine war claims lives of 8,000 civilians in a year’

More than 8,000 civilians have been killed since...

Russia urges Sweden again to share Nord Stream probe findings

Russia renewed its calls on Sweden late on...

Six people die after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border

Six people were killed in an earthquake which...

Putin to update Russia's elite on Ukraine war in major speech

President Vladimir Putin will update Russia's political and...

Belarus to form 100,000-150,000 strong volunteer military force

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he...

Fresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border two weeks after disaster

Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey...

‘Should China ally with Russia, there would be a world war’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned China in a...

Biden makes an unannounced visit to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden announced new military aid...

West not willing to engage in Ukraine peace efforts, says Kremlin

The Kremlin on Sunday said that Western countries...

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 46,000

More than 46,000 people have been killed in...

Sunak set to say security guarantees need for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday will...

‘Finland could join NATO ahead of Sweden’

Finland's defence minister said Saturday that his country...

IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Ukraine for talks on loan programme

The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it...

Earthquake toll tops 45,000 as many still missing in flattened apartments

More than 45,000 people have been killed in...

Turkey quake survivors struggle to bury their dead

In the Turkish town of Pazarcik, a soccer...

Rescuers pull two survivors from rubble in Turkey after 11 days

Rescue teams pulled two people alive from under...

Gazprom to thrive despite hindrance as Asian demand for gas will soar: Putin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday lauded Russia's...

British embassy guard, who spied for Russia, jailed for 13 years

A man, who passed highly sensitive information to...

Black Sea grain deal extension talks start in a week

Negotiations will start in a week on extending...

Aid focus turns to the homeless and destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake

International aid agencies are stepping up efforts to...

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