Category: FOREIGN

Brazil becomes second country to hit 1 million COVID-cases

Brazil becomes second country to hit 1 million COVID-cases

Jun 20, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm more than one million ... Read More

Indian army uses rape as a tool of retaliation: HRW

Indian army uses rape as a tool of retaliation: HRW

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Despite claiming to be one of the biggest democracies of the world and a legatee of ... Read More

Trump’s bid to end Obama-era immigration policy ruled unlawful

Trump’s bid to end Obama-era immigration policy ruled unlawful

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US Supreme Court has ruled against President Donald Trump's bid to end a major programme ... Read More

Pakistan categorically rejects Indian MEA’s statement on the involvement of Indian High Commission officials in “hit-and-run” incident and possession of fake currency

Pakistan categorically rejects Indian MEA’s statement on the involvement of Indian High Commission officials in “hit-and-run” incident and possession of fake currency

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Pakistan categorically rejects the irresponsible statement and baseless allegations made by the Indian Ministry of External ... Read More

Galwan Valley: Ten Indian soldiers reportedly released by China

Galwan Valley: Ten Indian soldiers reportedly released by China

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China has freed 10 Indian soldiers following a deadly clash between the two sides on Monday, ... Read More

New Zealand Police officer shot dead during routine stop

New Zealand Police officer shot dead during routine stop

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   A police officer has been shot dead during a routine traffic stop in Auckland, New ... Read More

China releases Indian soldiers after border clash

China releases Indian soldiers after border clash

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   China has freed 10 Indian soldiers following a deadly clash between the two sides on ... Read More

Australia cyber attack: PM Morrison warns of ‘sophisticated’ state hack

Australia cyber attack: PM Morrison warns of ‘sophisticated’ state hack

Jun 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia's government and institutions are being targeted by an ongoing sophisticated state-based cyber hack, Prime Minister ... Read More

Rayshard Brooks shooting: US policeman faces murder charge

Rayshard Brooks shooting: US policeman faces murder charge

Jun 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A police officer who fatally shot a fleeing black man in the back last week in ... Read More

Paulinho Paiakan: Amazon indigenous chief dies of coronavirus

Paulinho Paiakan: Amazon indigenous chief dies of coronavirus

Jun 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Paulinho Paiakan, one of the best known indigenous defenders of the Amazon rainforest, has died of ... Read More

Canada loses out to Ireland and Norway in Security Council vote

Canada loses out to Ireland and Norway in Security Council vote

Jun 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Canada has lost its latest bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council despite ... Read More

Galwan Valley: India rebuts China’s land ownership claim

Galwan Valley: India rebuts China’s land ownership claim

Jun 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - India has rebutted Chinese claims of ownership of the Galwan river valley, the site of a ... Read More

John Bolton: Trump sought Xi’s help to win re-election

John Bolton: Trump sought Xi’s help to win re-election

Jun 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win re-election, ex-National Security ... Read More

Trump Administration sues to block Bolton book

Trump Administration sues to block Bolton book

Jun 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent former National Security Adviser ... Read More

India and China blame each other for deadly clash

India and China blame each other for deadly clash

Jun 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   China and India have accused each other of provoking fighting in which at least 20 ... Read More