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.
Boris Johnson fights on but hit by new wave of resignations
THE GROWING CALL FOR THE RESIGNATION OF BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON CONTINUES THIS WEDNESDAY, AS MORE MINISTERS RESIGN IN PROTEST AGAINST HIS LEADERSHIP.
BRITAIN’S FINANCIAL SERVICES MINISTER JOHN GLEN HAS HANDED IN HIS RESIGNATION THIS WEDNESDAY IN PROTEST AGAINST PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON, CITING A COMPLETE LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S CONTINUING LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNTRY AS HIS RESIGNATION.
HIS RESIGNATION COMES AFTER FINANCE MINISTER RISHI SUNAK AND HEALTH SECRETARY SAJID JAVID BOTH ANNOUNCED THEIR DEPARTURES ABRUPTLY ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
AT LEAST 15 BRITISH LAWMAKERS AND OFFICERS HAVE LEFT PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON’S GOVERNMENT IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, SAYING THE BRITISH LEADER NO LONGER HAS THEIR CONFIDENCE AND PLUNGING HIS GOVERNMENT INTO CRISIS.
Roe v Wade: Mississippi judge refuses to block abortion ban
A judge in Mississippi has rejected a request from the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a ban on almost all abortions.
This implies that – providing there are no further legal developments – the ban will take effect on Thursday, 7th July, with the clinic closing the day before.
Recall that the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade ruling last month, and hence the ban can come into force.
France repatriates minors from Syrian Camps
France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected Islamic State fighters.
The Foreign ministry in France stated this this Tuesday, saying that the minors have been handed over to child protection services while the mothers will face judicial proceedings.
Reports say, families and campaigners have long sought to draw attention to the plight of around 200 French children in Syrian camps after they were either brought to IS territory by their parents or born there during the years of fighting.
According to a report by the Save the Children campaign group last September, one of the biggest and most overcrowded camps is Al-Hol, where about two children die every week on average.
Until now, France had refused to repatriate people in large numbers, arguing that its security concerns were more paramount after a series of attacks from IS jihadists.
Russia claims full control of Luhansk region as key city captured
RUSSIA HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF LYSY-CHANSK, THE LAST CITY IN THE LUHANSK REGION IN EASTERN UKRAINE THAT WAS STILL UNDER UKRAINIAN CONTROL.
UKRAINE’S MILITARY ANNOUNCED ON SUNDAY THAT IT HAD BEEN “FORCED TO WITHDRAW” FROM THE CRITICAL CITY.
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAID THE RETREAT WAS MEANT TO SAVE THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN TROOPS.
RUSSIA’S MINISTRY OF DEFENSE CLAIMS UKRAINE TARGETED THE RUSSIAN CITIES OF BELGOROD AND KURSK WITH CLUSTER MUNITIONS. A LOCAL GOVERNOR SAID THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED AFTER BELGOROD WAS HIT BY EXPLOSIONS. THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY HAS NOT YET COMMENTED ON THE STRIKES.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 15 INJURED DURING SHELLING ON THE EASTERN UKRAINIAN CITY OF SLO-VIANSK ON SUNDAY. THE NEARBY CITY OF KRAMATORSK WAS ALSO HIT WITH THREE MISSILE STRIKES.
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Gunman kills three in Denmark shopping mall shooting
A gunman has killed three people and wounded others, at one of Denmark’s biggest shopping malls, Field’s mall in south Copenhagen.
Denmark’s Police chief Soeren Thomassen says the 22-year-old man has been arrested, however, the motive was unclear and he could not rule out an “act of terrorism”.
Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned the attack while sent condolences to those who had lost loved ones, she said she wanted to encourage Danes to stand together and support each other in this difficult time.