Sri Lanka President To Step Down, Parliamentary Speaker Says, Amid Storm Of Protests
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed the president's official residence and set fire to the prime minister's home in Colombo.
Sri Lanka President To Step Down On July 13, Parliamentary Speaker Says
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down next Wednesday, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, after a day of violent protests in which demonstrators stormed the president's official residence and set fire to the prime minister's home in Colombo.
Sri Lanka Protesters Storm President's House, Set Fire To Prime Minister's Residence
Thousands of protesters stormed the Sri Lankan president's official residence and set the prime minister's private residence on fire in Colombo on Saturday as anger intensified over the country's worst economic crisis in seven decades.
Sri Lanka PM Offers Resignation After Protesters Storm President's House
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is willing to resign to make way for all-party government, his office said in a statement on Saturday, after thousands of protesters stormed the president's official residence in Colombo.
Sri Lanka Protesters, Angered By Economic Crisis, Storm President's House
Thousands of Sri Lankan protesters stormed into the president's official residence in Colombo on Saturday, demanding his resignation as public anger grows over the country's worst economic crisis in seven decades.
Sri Lanka Protesters, Angered By Economic Meltdown, Storm President's House
Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo stormed the president's official residence and his secretariat on Saturday amid months of mounting public anger over the country's worst economic crisis in seven decades.
Sri Lanka Protesters Storm President's House After Clashing With Police
Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo broke through police barricades and stormed the president's official residence on Saturday in one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-hit country this year.
Sri Lanka Protesters Storm President's House, Clash With Police
Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo broke through police barricades and stormed the president's official residence on Saturday in one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-hit country this year.
Sri Lanka Police Fire Tear Gas At Anti-government Protesters
Sri Lankan police fired tear gas at protesters on Saturday in the commercial capital Colombo to control thousands gathered for one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-hit country this year.
'Very Shocking': Four Stabbed By Assailant At Major Shanghai Hospital
Four people at a renowned Shanghai hospital were wounded by a knife-wielding assailant on Saturday, in the second reported stabbing incident after a COVID-19 lockdown of the financial hub was lifted early in June.
Indonesian Farmers Pay Price Of Foot And Mouth Outbreak Before Eid Sacrifice
Indonesian farmers pay price of foot and mouth outbreak before Eid sacrifice
The Cold War On A Chessboard 50 Years Ago
The Cold War on a chessboard 50 years ago
Russia Threatens Broad Ukraine Offensive As U.S. Presses China Over War Stance
Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting.
Russian Threatens Broad Ukraine Offensive As U.S. Presses China Over War Stance
Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States pressed China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting.
Russians Try To Advance In East Ukraine; War In G20 Spotlight At G20
Ukrainian forces battled on Saturday to block Russian military advances into the eastern region of Donbas, a provincial governor said, as Ukraine urged its allies to send it more weapons.
Ukraine Pleads For Weapons, War In Spotlight At G20 Meeting
Ukraine urged its allies to send more weapons as its forces dig in, hoping to stall Russia's military advance through the eastern Donbas region, while Ukraine's chief negotiator said a turning part was approaching in the conflict.
Thousands 'Stone The Devil' As Packed Hajj Winds Down
Thousands 'stone the devil' as packed hajj winds down
Madrassas Revive 'Golden Age' In Morocco's Fez
Madrassas revive 'Golden Age' in Morocco's Fez
Libya Traditional Jewellery Hangs On By Silver Thread
Libya traditional jewellery hangs on by silver thread
Twitter Workers Brace For More 'Circus' After Elon Musk Torpedoes Deal
Twitter Inc employees expressed disbelief and exhaustion on Friday after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he was terminating a deal to buy the social media company in what could be the start of months of legal wrangling.
Blinken And China's Wang Yi Hold 'Candid' Talks On Ukraine And Trade
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and raised concerns over Beijing's alignment with Moscow.
Blinken, China's Wang Yi Hold Talks Covering Ukraine War And Trade
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in which he raised concerns over Beijing's alignment with Moscow.
'Sopranos' Actor Tony Sirico Dies At Age 79
Actor Tony Sirico, who played the lovable but murderous gangster Paulie Walnuts on the HBO series "The Sopranos" and was frequently cast in Woody Allen films, died on Friday at age 79, his family said.
Police Admit Nara Security Flaws As Abe's Body Returns Home To Tokyo
Police acknowledged security flaws on Saturday in the Japanese city of Nara where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, as a motorcade carrying his body arrived at his home in the capital Tokyo.
Abe's Body Returns To His Tokyo Home As Japan Mourns Slain Ex-PM
A motorcade carrying the body of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at his home in the Japanese capital on Saturday, as police in the western city of Nara where he was assassinated said there had been security flaws.
Abe's Body Returns To His Home As Japan Grieves For Slain Ex-PM
A motorcade carrying the body of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at his home in the Japanese capital on Saturday, a day after he was assassinated by a lone gunman in a rare act of political violence that has shocked the country.
Japanese Mourn Ex-PM Shinzo Abe A Day After His Assassination
A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the western city of Nara, an unusual act of political violence that has shocked the nation.
Elon Musk: Smasher Of Elites Or Self-serving Pragmatist?
Elon Musk: smasher of elites or self-serving pragmatist?
Musk Ditches Twitter Deal, Triggering Defiant Response
Elon Musk on Friday pulled the plug on his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, and Twitter board chair Bret Taylor vowed to sue Musk to hold him to the terms of the buyout deal, saying "we are confident we will prevail."
Invasion Of Giant African Land Snails Puts Florida On Offensive
Hundreds of giant African land snails have turned up on Florida's Gulf Coast, officials said on Friday, threatening to destroy a vast array of plants and trees, and posing the risk of transmitting a rare type of meningitis to humans.
