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Ready to accept party leaders' decision: Sri Lankan President
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Rajapaska has informed him that he would stand by any decision taken by the party leaders, who are scheduled to meet on Saturday evening. Amid the collapse of the country's economy, since March 31 people have taken to the streets demanding the resignation of Rajapaksa. The continuous public protests were controlled violently, but it forced then Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and all his family members in politics to step down.
Anti-govt protesters storm Sri Lanka President's house
Security forces fired teargas and water cannons to disperse the protesters but later withdrew and resorted to firing in the air. At least 20 people have been hospitalised following violent clashes between the police and the protesters. Since early Saturday night, there were attempts to disperse the protesters and university students who had occupied the area near the President's House overnight.
Family heckles Pakistan minister, calls him 'chor'
A video of the incident that quickly went viral shows Iqbal stopping by at the eatery in Bhera along the Islamabad-Lahore motorway, Samaa TV reported. There, he ran into a family, whom he described looked to be from the "elite". Iqbal in a tweet said that they engaged in a debate and instead of responding civilly, the family started heckling him.
About 1 million people defending Ukraine: Defence Minister
Ukraine is interested in attracting more investment in its military-industrial complex and creating joint ventures with partners to meet the needs of the defence forces, the Minister said. Due to the war which began on February 24, Ukraine has become a kind of "huge training facility" where new types of weapons and innovative solutions are used, Reznikov noted.
NASA to reveal rare celestial objects taken by James Webb telescope
The US space agency will showcase these cosmic objects on July 12 and each image will simultaneously be made available on social media as well as on the agency's website. These targets represent the first wave of full-colour scientific images and spectra the observatory has gathered, and the official beginning of Webb's general science operations, the space agency said in a statement late on Friday.
India votes in UNSC for West-sponsored resolution on Syria, abstains on Russian motion
The vetoes on Friday of competing resolutions on sending humanitarian aid through Turkey to the rebel-controlled areas in Syria using the Bab al-Hawa border crossing snaps a lifeline for 4.1 million people. The dispute in the Council centred on how long and how to extend the mandate that expires on Sunday for using the crossing and it brought to the fore again the uncompromising polarisation at the UN sharpened by the Ukraine war.
Russian navy receives 1st submarine carrying nuke-powered drones
The submarine opens new opportunities for Russia to implement various scientific research tasks and conduct rescue operations in remote areas of the oceans, Xinhua news agency quoted Nikolay Yevmenov, commander-in-chief of the Navy, as saying at a ceremony on Friday.
90-member task force to probe Shinzo Abe's murder case
The announcement was made late Friday night by the Nara prefectural police at a press conference, reports state broadcaster NHK. The police said that they will review the security arrangement that had been in place while Abe was delivering his speech on Friday morning near the Yamatosaidaiji Station in Nara. Officials also admitted that they had learned about the late leader's visit to Nara only the previous evening.
Security tightened, curfew imposed to block SL's massive anti-govt protest
A major people's protest march to Colombo from around the island is planned by religious leaders, political parties, medical practitioners, university teachers, civil rights activists, farmers, and fishermen on Saturday demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Newer Omicron subvariants account for over 70% new infections in US
The BA.5 subvariant accounted for 53.6 per cent of new infections in the latest week ending July 2, while BA.4 accounted for 16.5 per cent of the new infections, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the CDC data. BA.5 has become the dominant variant in the US.
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