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Sun, November 27, 2022 | 20:14

Pakistan's Khan calls for early election after state assembly victory

Pakistan's Khan calls for early election after state assembly victory

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan called again Monday for an early national election after his party seized control of the state assembly in Punjab, the country's most populous province. Twenty seats were up for grabs in the Punjab by-election, which was seen as a popularity test for the former international cricket star dismissed by a no-confidence vote in April.

2022-07-18 21:07

Sri Lanka says IMF talks near end after declaring state of emergency

Sri Lanka says IMF talks near end after declaring state of emergency

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday that the country had almost concluded negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a day after he declared a state of emergency in the island nation.

2022-07-18 20:12

Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests

Saudi opens airspace to 'all carriers' in gesture to Israel

Saudi opens airspace to 'all carriers' in gesture to Israel

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it was lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel hours before US President Joe Biden's arrival.

2022-07-15 22:53

Protesters abandon seized palace with Sri Lanka in limbo

Protesters abandon seized palace with Sri Lanka in limbo

Sri Lankan protesters began to retreat from government buildings they seized and military troops reinforced security at the Parliament on Thursday, establishing a tenuous calm in a country in both economic meltdown and political limbo

2022-07-14 21:12

Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis

Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis

The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away in the middle of the night only hours before he was to step down amid a devastating economic crisis that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel.

2022-07-13 15:06

Japan gov't to consider possible regulations on handmade guns: spokesperson

Japan gov't to consider possible regulations on handmade guns: spokesperson

The Japanese government will review possible regulations on handmade guns in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's killing, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

2022-07-12 15:53

Assassination of Abe stuns world leaders

Assassination of Abe stuns world leaders

Friday's shocking assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world's safest countries stunned leaders and drew condemnation, with Iran calling it an “act of terrorism” while Spain slammed the “cowardly attack.”

2022-07-08 21:03

Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech

Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech

Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, public broadcaster NHK said. A man opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke at a drab traffic island in the western city of Nara, Japanese media showed earlier. It was the first assassination o...

2022-07-08 17:54

Japan gov't to begin investigation of Unification Church

Assassination of Abe stuns world leaders

Japan PM Kishida 'lost for words' after Abe assassination

Abe shooting suspect said he used handmade gun: Japanese police

Japan PM Kishida 'lost for words' after Abe assassination

Japan PM Kishida 'lost for words' after Abe assassination

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was "lost for words" after the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe on Friday, vowing that Japan's democracy would "never yield to violence."

2022-07-08 16:21

Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech

Former Japan PM Abe shot, feared dead

Abe shooting suspect said he used handmade gun: Japanese police

Abe shooting suspect said he used handmade gun: Japanese police

Japanese police on Friday named the suspected killer of former prime minister Shinzo Abe as unemployed 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, who told officers he had used a handmade gun.

2022-07-08 16:19

Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being shot while making a speech

Former Japan PM Abe shot, feared dead

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