Category: FOREIGN
George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder in Minneapolis
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A former Minneapolis police officer has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of ... Read More
Trump targets China over Hong Kong security law
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Donald Trump has announced that he will start to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong ... Read More
Vietnamese migrant deaths in UK lorry spark 26 arrests
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twenty-six people have been arrested in Belgium and France in an operation prompted by the deaths ... Read More
Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous from China’ – Pompeo
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Congress that Hong Kong no longer merits special ... Read More
Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It ... Read More
US says Russia sent jets to Libya ‘mercenaries’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries ... Read More
Coronavirus: Egypt doctors accuse government over medics’ deaths
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Doctors have accused Egypt's health ministry of negligence in its handling of Covid-19 and said it ... Read More
Trafficked Nigerian women rescued from Lebanon
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned home, Nigeria's foreign minister says. ... Read More
Coronavirus: Iran reopens Shia Muslim shrines after two-month closure
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iran has reopened its major Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to combat ... Read More
Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A post by US President Donald Trump has been given a fact-check label by Twitter for ... Read More
Four Minnesota cops fired after death of unarmed black man
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Four Minnesota police officers have been fired after the death of a black man who was ... Read More
Global COVID-19 cases top 5.5 mn: Johns Hopkins
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The overall number of global coronavirus cases on Tuesday surpassed the 5.5 million mark, while the ... Read More
Ecuador protests against cuts amid Coronavirus
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ecuador to protest against the government's economic ... Read More
Hong Kong Leader dismisses concerns over city’s freedoms
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has said other countries "have no place" interfering in the territory, ... Read More
Coronavirus: Americans flock to beaches on Memorial Day weekend
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Americans have flocked to beaches and lakes for Memorial Day weekend, often flouting restrictions imposed to ... Read More