Month: July 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with residents in the Guyuanxiang community in Tianshan district, Urumqi,

Watching Sri Lanka’s democracy teeter amid popular uprisings

  A popular revolution is unfolding in Sri Lanka, with the fall of one of

How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis ?

July 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya

China says it ‘drove’ away U.S. destroyer that sailed near disputed isles

BEIJING, July 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in

Pacific island leaders welcome U.S. pledge to triple funding for region

SYDNEY, July 13 (Reuters) – Pacific island leaders welcomed a pledge by the United States

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives as protests end clan dominance

COLOMBO, July 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday,

Sri Lanka: the president on the run, his residence invaded by demonstrators

  Colombo July 10 : The country’s Prime Minister immediately announced the convening of an

Sri Lanka president to step down, parliamentary speaker says, amid storm of protests

COLOMBO, July 10 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the

Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests

NEW DELHI, July 10 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing

Russia threatens broad Ukraine offensive as U.S. presses China over war stance

KYIV, July 9 (Reuters) – Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along