Category: FOREIGN
Sudan to send more troops to Darfur after deadly attacks
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sudanese government is sending more troops to the restive Darfur region, following a spike in ... Read More
Vietnam alarm after first Coronavirus cases in months
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Vietnam has closed the city of Da Nang to tourists after four new locally transmitted ... Read More
US leaves Consulate in China as deadline passes
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - American diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu, after a ... Read More
Trump scraps Republican convention in virus ‘flare-up’
FAST NEWS | COLOMBO - President Donald Trump has cancelled the pre-election Republican party convention in Florida, blaming the coronavirus ... Read More
US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in ... Read More
Hope probe: UAE launches historic first mission to Mars
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off ... Read More
EU coronavirus recovery deal: Wrangling over huge plan enters fourth day
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - EU talks aimed at reaching an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into ... Read More
Hong Kong: UK set to suspend extradition treaty with Chinese territory
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to suspend the UK's extradition treaty with Hong Kong later ... Read More
River Nile dam: Reservoir filling up, Ethiopia confirms
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A reservoir behind Ethiopia's disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with ... Read More
Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by ... Read More
Brazil President tests postive for COVID-19 again: Report
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus again, CNN Brazil said on Wednesday, quoting the ... Read More
Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The National Assembly of Suriname has elected Chan Santokhi as the South American country's new president. ... Read More
Coronavirus: France’s health workers given pay rises worth €8bn
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The French government has agreed to give pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) to health workers, ... Read More
Top Catalan politician accuses Spain of ‘political spying’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A leading Catalan pro-independence politician has accused the Spanish government of spying on his mobile phone. ... Read More
Azerbaijan general among troops killed in Armenia border clash
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Azerbaijan says one of its generals and five other officers have been killed in a third ... Read More