HEAVY FIGHTING AS RUSSIA ADVANCES INTO KEY EASTERN CITY

A REGIONAL GOVERNOR IN UKRAIN SERHIY HAIDAI HAS SAID FIGHTING IN THE UKRAINIAN CITY OF SEVERO-DONETSK IS “VERY FIERCE” AND THE “SITUATION IS VERY DIFFICULT” SAYING RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE ADVANCING AFTER ENTERING THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE KEY EASTERN CITY

Russia expels Portuguese diplomats

Russia’s defense ministry has said 1,730 fighters have surrendered from Azovstal since Monday, including a further 771 who surrendered in the last 24 hours.

Sri Lanka Bans Former PM from Leaving Country

A Sri Lankan court has banned former prime-minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 of his allies, from leaving the country over violence against anti-government demonstrators.

Sri Lanka Crisis- Rajapaksa gives troops order to shoot

Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has, this Wednesday, urged people to reject what he called attempts to cause racial and religious disharmony as violence broke out in many parts of the country over the government’s handling of a devastating economic crisis.