Category: FOREIGN
Crowd protests against Military rule in Myanmar
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hundreds of people have rallied in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, to protest against this week's ... Read More
Joe Biden ends support for operations in foreign policy reset
(FASTNEWS | YEMEN) - The US is to end its support for offensive operations by its allies in Yemen, which ... Read More
Doctor who treated Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny after poisoning dies
(FASTNEWS | RUSSIA) - One of the top doctors at the Russian hospital where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was initially ... Read More
Facebook services in Myanmar were disrupted
(FASTNEWS | MYANMAR) - Facebook services in Myanmar were disrupted on Thursday amid reports the military had ordered telecom companies ... Read More
Myanmar coup: UN chief Guterres calls for failure of military takeover
(FASTNEWS | MYANMAR) - UN Secretary General António Guterres has urged the world community to make sure Monday's coup in ... Read More
Oxford vaccine could substantially cut spread
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could lead to a "substantial" fall in the spread of the virus, say ... Read More
Biden signs orders on migrant family separations
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Joe Biden has signed three executive actions seeking to reunite migrant families split up ... Read More
South Africa lifts alcohol ban as COVID rules ease
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased some restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, including lifting an ... Read More
US threatens sanctions over Myanmar coup
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Joe Biden has threatened to reinstate sanctions on Myanmar after the country's military seized ... Read More
AstraZeneca agrees to boost EU vaccine supplies
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The EU says UK-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca will now supply an additional nine million Covid vaccine ... Read More
Military coup in Myanmar as Suu Kyi detained
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Myanmar's military has taken control of the country after detaining de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi ... Read More
Five dead in Cuban Military helicopter crash
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Cuban military helicopter has crashed into a hill in the east of the island, killing ... Read More
France closes borders to most non-EU travel
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - French PM Jean Castex has announced tough new Covid-19 border restrictions, but has again resisted imposing ... Read More
China warns Taiwan independence means war
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has warned that attempts by Taiwan to seek independence "means war". The warning comes days ... Read More
EU Chief wants AstraZeneca jab contract published
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for the EU's vaccine ... Read More