Category: FOREIGN
Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation
(FASTNEWS | CHINA) - China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong, deepening fears ... Read More
Gunmen attack Pakistani stock exchange in Karachi
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Gunmen have attacked the Pakistani stock exchange in the southern city of Karachi, killing at least ... Read More
Speakers urge UN, int’l community to pressurize fascist Modi regime to stop Kashmiris’ genocide
(FASTNEWS | IBD) - Speakers here at a seminar marking the ‘International Day in Support of Victims of Torture’ Friday ... Read More
Afghanistan war: Russia denies paying militants to kill US troops
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Russia has denied reports that it offered Taliban-linked militants bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan. ... Read More
Poland presidential election heads for second round – exit poll
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Exit polls in Poland's presidential election suggest the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, has finished first but without ... Read More
Russia denies its nuclear plants are source of radiation leak
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Russia has said a leak of nuclear material detected over Scandinavia did not come from one ... Read More
Mississippi votes to strip Confederate emblem from state flag
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Politicians in the US state of Mississippi have passed a resolution to replace the state flag ... Read More
Trump retweets video of supporter shouting ‘white power’
(FASTNEWS | USA) - US President Donald Trump retweeted a video showing one of his supporters loudly shouting "white power". ... Read More
China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike
(FASTNEWS | CHINA) - China has reinstated a strict lockdown near Beijing, affecting around 400,000 people, after a small surge ... Read More
Covid-19 death toll passes 500,000
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The global number of COVID-19 deaths has exceeded 500,000, with the US reporting the highest number ... Read More
Coronavirus: ‘Swift and dangerous turn’ in Texas cases, says governor
(FASTNEWS | TEXAS) - The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a "swift and very dangerous turn" in the US ... Read More
Coronavirus: How Delhi ‘wasted’ lockdown to become India’s biggest hotspot
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - With more than 77,000 cases of Covid-19, India’s capital, Delhi has become the country’s biggest hotspot. ... Read More
Poland’s clash of values in presidential election
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Poles vote on Sunday in a presidential ballot that could place significant curbs on the power ... Read More
Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic poll rerun
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won the country's rerun presidential vote, officials say. He defeated ... Read More
Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as US cases pass 2.5m
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported ... Read More