Mozambique Declares 5-day Mourning for late Dos Santos
The Mozambican government has declared five days of national mourning following the death of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos.
Sri Lankan President Flies to Singapore, Delays Resignation
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has flown to Singapore from the Maldives.
Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister has told the military to do “whatever is necessary to restore order” after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka in crisis after president flees:
Hundreds of protesters have successfully breached the compound of the Sri Lanka prime minister, Ranil Wickre-Mesinghe’s office and entered the premises this Wednesday
Eight left in contest to lead Conservatives, after Sajid Javid pulls out
Eight candidates are left in the race to lead the conservative party – and become the next prime minister – after former health secretary Sajid Javid pulled out of the contest.
Sri Lanka President to Flee Island Using Navy Patrol Craft
Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is said to be considering using a navy patrol craft to flee the island following a humiliating standoff with airport immigration.
SHINZO ABE: JAPANESE MOURNERS PAY LAST RESPECTS TO EX-PM AT FUNERAL
Thousands of mourners are showing up to pay their last respects to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this Tuesday.
670 MILLION PEOPLE FACING HUNGER IN 2030, SAYS UN
The 2022 edition of the state of food security and nutrition in the world’s (SOFI) report of the United Nations (UN) has predicted that nearly 670 million people, which represent 8.0 per cent of the world population, would be facing hunger in 2030.
UK Prime Minister Agrees to Resign
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain’s government.
An official in Johnson’s Downing Street office confirmed the prime minister will announce his resignation later this Thursday.
Johnson had initially rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in the wake of ethics scandals.
However, he eventually gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to resign.
Ukraine round-up: Evacuation under fire and new oil tensions
Residents have been told to leave Ukraine’s eastern city of Slovyansk, a day after two people were killed in a Russian attack on a market.
With Russian forces now controlling the nearby Luhansk region, UK defence intellligence says Slovyansk is likely to be the next focus of the fight for Donbas, the industrial area comprising Luhansk and Donetsk.
Russian forces also continued shelling Mykolaiv, a strategic city in the south where Ukraine is blocking an advance on the port city of Odesa.