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Sri Lankan president: Protests and debates will not resolve crisis

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that protests and debates will not resolve the current crisis, local media has reported.He reiterated his cal

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Acting Sri Lankan president declares state of emergency

Acting Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of public emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday, as his administrati

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Carrie Lam says Hong Kong's now on a new start of the right track, says 'not ashamed' in her term

Outgoing Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Thursday Hong Kong is now on a new start of the right track in her fi

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Kazakh prosecutors claim 225 people dead in unrest

Violent unrest in Kazakhstan has left 225 people dead, authorities announced Saturday, representing a dramatic increase over previous tolls."During the state of emergen

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CSTO to deploy peacekeepers to Kazakhstan

The Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has decided to deploy peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan, Council Chairman and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashi

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President of Kazakhstan responds to unrest triggered by fuel prices

Click arrows to view gallery After increases in fuel prices triggered unrest in Kazakhstan this week, the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev vowed to respond “rob

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Kazakh president says to take over as security council chairman

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Wednesday he will take over as security council chairman while addressing the nation amid fuel price unrest.Tokayev said he will stay in the capital and

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Kazakhstan declares emergencies in cities hit by unrest

Kazakhstan's president imposed states of emergency in the largest city Almaty and an oil-rich western region Wednesday after unprecedented protests that began over a regional energy price hike engulf

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Taliban hold 1st press conference in Kabul

The Taliban held their first press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.There will be no fighting in Afghanistan from now on, no elements that create unrest, and the Taliban do not consider a

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Night of violence against Syrians in Turkey's capital

Men smashed up shops and homes believed to be owned by Syrian families during an unrest in the Turkish capital of Ankara. The violence started after a fight between loca

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Estimated $1billion looted in South Africa, 212 dead in unrest

Click arrows to view gallery The death toll surrounding riots and unrest in South Africa has risen to 212 on Friday, and an estimated $1 billion worth of goods has

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Cuban President Says Some Protesters Sponsored by US

Some of those who participate in massive protests that have engulfed Cuba are paid by the United States to provoke unrest, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on 12

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Israel strikes Gaza after incendiary balloon launch

Aftermath of targeting Al-Jawhara Tower in central Gaza, May 12, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. /Getty Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with airstrikes on Friday in retaliation for incendi

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Palestinian protesters, Israeli police clash at Al-Aqsa Mosque

00:52 Despite the ceasefire agreed upon by the Israeli government and Hamas to stop the bloody crisis rocking Gaza for 11 days, unrest still broke out near the Al-Aqsa Mosque as Israeli

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How fake news affects protesters in Colombia

02:04 During the demonstrations that have kept Colombia on edge over the past couple of weeks, fake news on social networks like WhatsApp and Twitter has at times intensified the unrest

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'I'm Good', Says Former Maldives President Nasheed After Surviving Bomb Blast

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious after life-saving surgery, his family said on Saturday, as police made two arrests in connection with a blast the

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Hong Kong's economy sees 7.8 pct rebound in Q1

Hong Kong's economy surged by 7.8 percent year on year in the first three months of this year, bringing an end to prolonged contraction since the third quarter of 2019.