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Sri Lankans set up protest camp, vow to stay till Rajapaksa quits
As protesters dig in for a long haul, tents come up outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office in Colombo.
Pentagon to meet largest US arms makers over Ukraine: Reports
The top eight defence contractors are invited to the meeting, which is reportedly aimed at upping assistance to Ukraine.
Photos: A ‘Gota-Go Village’ to seek Sri Lanka president’s removal
Tents erected in a small but growing camp in Colombo that is becoming the focal point of nationwide protests.
South Sudan President Kiir integrates rival’s officers into army
A unified army is a central pillar of the long-running peace process in the world's youngest nation.
In Thai villages, Chinese gangs recruit desperate for phone scams
Thai police say they have rescued some 700 Thais held against their will by Chinese gangs in Cambodia.
Biden says Russia committing ‘genocide’ in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden says Russia's Vladimir Putin is 'trying to wipe out the idea of being able to be Ukrainian'.
Egypt prosecution says no criminal suspicion in economist’s death
State-backed human rights body urges prosecutors to probe whether Ayman Hadhoud was 'forcibly disappeared'.
Biden boosts ethanol to lower US fuel prices amid war in Ukraine
With gas prices surging amid Russia's invasion and inflation rising, US president unveils new plan for corn-based fuel.
Chemical weapons watchdog ‘concerned’ by Mariupol reports
Reports first emerged Ukraine's far-right Azov battalion that a Russian drone had dropped a 'poisonous substance'.
Russia-Ukraine live news: Biden says Putin committing ‘genocide’
US president's remarks come amid rising concerns over civilian casualties, fears of renewed Russian offensive in east.
Brazil’s Lula promises to stop illegal mining on Indigenous lands
Left-wing former leader backs Indigenous peoples opposed to President Jair Bolsonaro's push to exploit the Amazon.
Kyiv says it captured Ukrainian pro-Russia politician
Ukrainian authorities say they arrested Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Kremlin tycoon, after he fled house arrest.
Two Illinois men get 14, 16 years in Minnesota mosque bombing
The men had pled guilty in the US attack and cooperated with prosecutors, testifying against the man who organised it.
‘Food diplomacy’: EU plans to counter Russia in MENA, Balkans
MENA nations, particularly Egypt and Lebanon, are highly dependent on wheat and fertilizers from Ukraine and Russia.
El Salvador says 10,000 arrested in sweeping gang crackdown
President Nayib Bukele says 'war against gangs' continues despite concerns raised by rights groups and other observers.
Photos: Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway train, 16 injured
Police have launched a manhunt for the shooter but said the incident was not being investigated as act of 'terrorism'.
Pressure mounts on Berlin as Kyiv snubs German president
President Steinmeier says he planned to visit Ukraine with other leaders but 'that apparently wasn’t wanted in Kyiv'.
Saudi Arabia rekindles ties with cash-strapped Lebanon
Improvement in relations between Lebanon and Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia come before May's general elections.
Systemic racism holding back Black Americans: Civil rights group
National Urban League says median household income for Black people in US is 37 percent lower than that of white people.