Sri Lank’s Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reappointed educationist Harini Amarasuriya as the country’s prime minister after sweeping the snap parliamentary elections last week. Dissanayake on Monday picked a…
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Brazil: UK PM Keir Starmer wants ‘strong’ UK-China relationship
Sir Keir Starmer has met President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil emphasising the importance of a “strong UK-China relationship” for both countries. The meeting was the first…
India: Authorities in Delhi close schools, ban construction as air pollution reach alarming levels
Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. A thick…
Australia: Senator Lidia Thorpe censured for heckling King Charles
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USA: Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
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Japan: Concerns over China prompt Japan to train US and Australian forces
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Russia: Fury over Biden permitting Ukraine to strike deep in Russia with US supplied long-range missiles
President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range missiles supplied by the US has sparked a furious response in Russia. “Departing US president Joe Biden… has taken one…
Bangladesh: Interim leader pledges electoral and constitutional reforms before elections
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Australia: Foreign students and universities concerned about visa cap
Education is Australia’s fourth biggest export, trailing only mining products. Foreign students, who pay nearly twice as much as Australian students on average, prop up some institutions, subsidising research, scholarships,…