AL-QAEDA LEADER KILLED IN US DRONE STRIKE
The US president Joe Biden has confirmed US military killed the leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman Al-zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan.
US: Hundreds of firefighters in California battle largest wildfire
Hundreds of firefighters in California are battling the largest wildfire to spread in the state so far this year.
UN court to say if Myanmar genocide case can proceed
The UN’s highest court will decide this Friday on the suit filed by the republic of Gambia against the republic of the union of Myanmar for the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims
Sri Lanka forces raid anti-government protest camp
Security forces in Sri Lanka have raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital, arresting protesters and dismantling tents.
Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into office
Sri Lanka’s Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering.
CIA chief says no intelligence that Putin is in bad health
There has been increasing unconfirmed media speculation that Russian president Vladimir Putin, who turns 70 this year, may be suffering from ill health, possibly cancer.
Six-time Prime Minister elected Sri Lanka President
Six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as Sri Lanka’s new President in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday, with the backing of the disgraced former leader’s party.
Sri Lanka’s PM elected as President amid protests
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been elected as president to replace the former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was forced out of office amid anger over a spiralling economic crisis.
Wickremesinghe, who has been prime minister six times but never president, won an overwhelming victory in parliament this Wednesday, where MPs voted for the new president in an unprecedented secret ballot.
Heatwave: Fires blaze after UK passes 40C for first time
The UK has recorded temperatures of over 40C (104F) for the first time.
Myanmar Rebel Group Capture Junta Troops
A Myanmar ethnic rebel group says it has captured 14 junta troops and killed an unspecified number, in the only region to have seen no post-coup crackdown.