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Ranil Wickremesinghe elected President of Sri Lanka
Wickremesinghe won 134 votes, Treasurer of Rajapaksa's party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka People's Alliance) Dullas Alahapperuma (82), Marxist party leader Anurua Kumara Dissanayake (3), two MPs abstained from voting while four votes were declared invalid by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
Ripudaman Singh Malik killing has hallmarks of professional 'hit': British Columbia's ex-top cop
Kash Heed made the comments while discussing the challenges he believes investigators will face in finding Malik's killer or killers. Malik was gunned down on Thursday outside his Surrey business. Homicide investigators said a white Honda CRV pulled up more than two hours earlier, and that the occupants waited for Malik. The vehicle was later found burned in an alley nearby.
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Voting begins to elect Sri Lanka's new President
On Tuesday, three names, including acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, and Treasurer of Rajapaksa's party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka People's Alliance) Dullas Alahapperuma and Marxist party leader Anurua Kumara Dissanayake, were nominated but main contest would be between Wickremesinghe and Alahapperuma as majority have opted to vote either of them.
Trump, Pence in proxy war in Arizona primaries to name Guv nominee
A battle is emerging in the state of Arizona as former local TV news anchor Kari Lake and former Board of Regents member Karrin Taylor Robson face off to become the Republican nominee for governor.
17 US Congress members arrested at abortion rights demonstration outside Capitol
The Capitol Police tweeted on Tuesday that demonstrators were blocking First Street, NE, and that "it is against the law to block traffic", Xinhua news agency reported. "We have already given our standard three warnings. Some of the demonstrators are refusing to get out of the street, so we are starting to make arrests," they wrote. A total of 35 people were arrested, reportedly including members of the Democratic Women's Caucus.
Iranian Prez hails Erdogan's visit as 'turning point'
The Iranian President highlighted the importance of security cooperation between the two countries, noting that they stressed in the talks the necessity of guaranteeing security along the common border and discussed cooperation in the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crimes.
Raisi, Putin vow to expand Iran-Russia cooperation, ensure regional security
The meeting was held following Putin's arrival in Tehran on Tuesday afternoon for participation in a trilateral meeting with Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the issue of Syria later in the day, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report by the Iranian presidency's website.
Capitol Hill Riots: Two key White House aides to testify on Thursday
Scheduled to appear on Thursday before the committee's next public hearing are reportedly two former White House aides -- a press aide and a deputy NSC advisor -- who are expected to testify as to what Trump was doing when a mob comprising his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol. The hearing, according to committee member Jamie Raskin, would be a "moment of reckoning" for the US, and is set to focus on Trump's inaction during the attack.
Uproar as states' economic condition cited in all-party meet on Sri Lanka
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that Sri Lanka is in a serious crisis but dismissed suggestions that India could have a similar crisis. He said that the big lessons of Sri Lanka is to be drawn on fiscal prudence and good governance, and "fortunately in this country, under the leadership of the PM we have both in very ample measures".
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