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Earthquake in Russia sets off tsunami alarms in Japan, US, Pacific Islands but no threat to Sri…
With a tsunami hitting the coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido and warnings ringing across Pacific Islands and the US, local officials have ruled out any threat to Sri Lanka.
The tsunami…
UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions
The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The PM said Israel must also meet other conditions, including agreeing to a…
14 TN fishermen held by Sri Lanka; CM seeks Centre’s intervention
As many as 14 fishermen from Rameswaram and Pamban were arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities in two separate incidents on Tuesday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M K…
Tsunami hits Russia’s Far East after powerful earthquake, several injured
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet), damaging buildings and prompting warnings and evacuations that stretched across the Pacific…
UN Women says 1 mln women, girls starving in Gaza
One million women and girls in the Gaza Strip are facing mass starvation, violence and abuse, UN Women said in a statement on the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza on Monday.
Malnutrition is soaring and essential services have…
Global stock index falls, euro slides after US-EU trade deal
A global equities gauge fell on Monday while the euro took a tumble and U.S. Treasuries sold off as investors cautiously greeted a trade agreement between the U.S. and European Union at the start of an action-packed week for markets.
The…
Thirty dead in Beijing following heavy rain
Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday (Jul 28) as heavy rain hit the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.
The fatalities were reported in Beijing’s mountainous northern districts,…
18 devotees killed in bus-truck collision in India’s Jharkhand
At least 18 devotees have been killed and several others injured after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders in India’s Jharkhand.
The incident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. during the…
Thailand-US trade talks should be concluded before Aug 1, minister says
hailand’s trade talks with the United States are expected to be concluded before Aug 1, and US tariffs on the country are not expected to be as high as 36 per cent, its finance minister said on Tuesday (Jul 29).
The United States was…
India, U.K. to sign free trade agreement today
Britain and India will sign a landmark free trade agreement on Thursday during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing a deal to cut tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky and cars and allow more market access for…