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Trump should have conceded elections, says WH Counsel Cipollone
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone testified before the January 6 committee on Friday. Rep. Zoe Lofgren said that he "did not contradict" previous witnesses, and the committee had "learned a few things." The panel subpoenaed Cipollone last week following Cassidy Hutchinson's bombshell testimony.
SL President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives
President Rajapaksa had left for the Maldives together with his wife and a bodyguard from the country's main airport in Katunayake, closer to the capital, the officer said, seeking anonymity.
In diplomatic win for Russia, UNSC adopts Syria relief resolution on its terms
The resolution's adoption on Tuesday will help provide humanitarian supplies for "nearly 4 million people in the northwest of Syria, 2.7 million of whom are IDPs (internally displaced persons), many of whom are women and children", said India's Charge d'Affaires R. Ravindra who voted for it. Last week the US, the UK and France had vetoed a similar resolution proposed by Russia after Moscow had vetoed a Western-backed motion to extend the provision to send aid through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Turkey for a year.
Senate Committee heading for final push in Jan 6 riots hearing
The senate has lined up probably just two more hearings from two-star witnesses White House counsel Pat A Cipollone witness to January 6 events, before, during and after and Steve Bannon, white house strategist, media executive and banker, advising Trump what to do -- to corroborate top aide to Trump's administration Cassidy Hutchinson devastating testimony of the wrongdoings of the ex-president that fateful day.
Pressure mounts to prevent Rajapaksas from leaving Sri Lanka
Amid agitation and public storming of his official residence and office on Saturday, the President officially announced that he would quit his post on Wednesday. On Tuesday, three civic rights activists filed a motion to a fundamental rights petition they had filed earlier, seeking court orders preventing three Rajapaksas and former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, who are allegedly responsible for ruining of the country's economy, from leaving Sri Lanka.
IMF delays loan deal to Pakistan, embarrassing Sharif govt
The Express Tribune added that despite these unpopular measures, the IMF has not yet been convinced and handed another list of demands to Pakistan before the programme is revived. The IMF, among its many demands, asked Pakistan to renegotiate the deals under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
James Webb Telescope fully ready for science missions: NASA
Launched on December 25, 2021, the $10 billion telescope is an international programme led by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. The powerful next-generation telescope aims to solve mysteries in our solar system, look beyond distant worlds around other stars, and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it.
34 killed in Ukraine's Chasiv Yar in Russian strike
Nine civilians sustained injuries in the attack, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram. "Rescue workers have pulled out 34 people who were killed and nine who sustained injuries from under the rubble of the destroyed multi-storey building in Chasiv Yar. There is one child among those killed in the attack."
Rishi Sunak cementing position as Tory leadership front runner
Would-be PMs have just hours left to rack up the 20 nominations needed to feature in the first round of the contest, with voting due to start on Wednesday, Daily Mail reported. Sunak already appears to be well over the threshold as he formally launched his campaign this morning, introduced by deputy PM Dominic Raab and Grant Shapps.
Sri Lankan Air Force denies reports that President staying at Air Chief's pvt residence
The SLAF said a video released by Ajith Dharmapala, a former police officer who claims to be the President of the International Organisation to Devoid Sri Lankan Police from Politics, claimed that the President is staying in a private house belonging to the Air Force Commander. The SLAF Spokesman Dushan Wijesinghe said that there is no truth behind the reports and it was a "propaganda" to tarnish the image of the SLAF and its Chief.
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