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Sri Lanka grants military emergency powers after violence leads PM to resign

webmaster - May 10, 2022

Sri Lanka gave emergency powers on Tuesday to its military and police to detain people without warrants, after a day of clashes that killed...

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of ousted dictator, wins Philippines presidential election

webmaster - May 10, 2022

The Philippines woke to a new but familiar political landscape on Tuesday, after an election triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. paved the way for...

Prince Charles opens U.K. Parliament with Queen Elizabeth absent

webmaster - May 10, 2022

Great Britain’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took centre stage amid the pomp and pageantry of the opening of parliament on Tuesday, replacing...

Russia strikes Ukraine’s Odesa day after Putin’s ‘Motherland’ Victory Day speech

webmaster - May 10, 2022

Firefighters battled blazes in Odesa until early hours on Tuesday after Russian missiles pounded the Ukrainian port on the day President Vladimir Putin led...

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