Category: FOREIGN

Trump confirms plan to cut troops in Germany

Trump confirms plan to cut troops in Germany

Jun 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has confirmed plans to withdraw 9,500 American troops from bases in Germany. ... Read More

Coronavirus: Beijing tightens controls amid spike in local cases

Coronavirus: Beijing tightens controls amid spike in local cases

Jun 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Chinese capital Beijing has put more neighbourhoods under lockdown and boosted testing as it tries ... Read More

New Zealand’s first Covid cases in 24 days came from UK

New Zealand’s first Covid cases in 24 days came from UK

Jun 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - New Zealand has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus, ending a 24-day streak of no new ... Read More

MSF Afghan maternity ward to close after deadly gun attack

MSF Afghan maternity ward to close after deadly gun attack

Jun 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - International medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is closing its maternity ward in the Afghan capital, ... Read More

North Korea threatens to send army into demilitarised border zone

North Korea threatens to send army into demilitarised border zone

Jun 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - North Korea's army has warned it is ready to enter the demilitarised zone dividing the two ... Read More

Coronavirus: Beijing spike continues with 36 new cases

Coronavirus: Beijing spike continues with 36 new cases

Jun 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Beijing has recorded 36 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases, amid fears of a second wave in the ... Read More

Maria Ressa: Philippine journalist found guilty of cyber libel

Maria Ressa: Philippine journalist found guilty of cyber libel

Jun 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - High-profile journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of libel in the Philippines' in a case ... Read More

Atlanta police shooting: Rayshard Brooks death declared homicide

Atlanta police shooting: Rayshard Brooks death declared homicide

Jun 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A medical examiner in Atlanta, Georgia, has declared the death of an African-American man to be ... Read More

Paul Whelan, ex-US marine, jailed in Russia on spying charges

Paul Whelan, ex-US marine, jailed in Russia on spying charges

Jun 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ex-US marine Paul Whelan has been sentenced to 16 years of hard labour on spying charges ... Read More

Coronavirus: France announces significant lifting of restrictions

Coronavirus: France announces significant lifting of restrictions

Jun 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted. Cafes and ... Read More

Atlanta Police Chief resigns after officer shoots and kills a black man

Atlanta Police Chief resigns after officer shoots and kills a black man

Jun 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Less than 24 hours after a white police officer shot and killed an African-American man outside ... Read More

Lebanon protests: Hundreds take to streets for second night

Lebanon protests: Hundreds take to streets for second night

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hundreds of people have protested in cities across Lebanon for a second night over the handling ... Read More

Metin Topuz: Turkish court jails US consulate employee for terror offences

Metin Topuz: Turkish court jails US consulate employee for terror offences

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Turkish employee of the US consulate in Istanbul has been sentenced to almost nine years ... Read More

London protests: Demonstrators clash with police

London protests: Demonstrators clash with police

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Police were pelted with bottles during confrontations with demonstrators in London, where hundreds gathered despite warnings ... Read More

French police clash with anti-racism activists

French police clash with anti-racism activists

Jun 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - French police have clashed with demonstrators during a protest in Paris against racism and police brutality. ... Read More