Dissanayake, a political outsider in a country dominated by family parties for decades, comfortably won the island’s presidential election in September. But his Marxist-leaning coalition, the National People’s Power (NPP), had just three of parliament’s 225 seats before Thursday’s election, prompting him to dissolve it and seek a fresh mandate. The NPP won 107 seats, […]
Urging Biden to send a message to U.S. partners before he leaves office, the members of Congress said Israeli cabinet members Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had incited violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied territory. “We write to express our deep concern about the rise in settler violence, settlement […]
Seeking to prevent a repeat of the violence in Amsterdam last week around a Europa League game involving Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4,000 French security personnel were deployed in and around the stadium and on public transport. Some 100 Israel fans defied a warning from their government against traveling for sports events, sitting in a corner […]
Major General Guardado succeeds Rear Admiral Guillermo Rios of Argentina, to whom the Secretary-General is “grateful for his contribution to United Nations peacekeeping efforts”, the announcement said. The general has had a long and distinguished career in the Mexican Army, currently serving as Commissioner of the National Guard in Yucatan. Before this, he served as […]
The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead with reforms after the country’s economic meltdown two years ago, when then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted. Dissanayake took power after sweeping September elections on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets. “I expect a new country, a […]
“Human Rights Watch has amassed evidence that Israeli officials are… committing the war crime of forcible transfer,” the report said. “Israel’s actions appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing” in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return, HRW added. Nadia Hardman, an HRW researcher, noted the 172-page report’s findings are […]
Spanish weather forecaster AEMET issued red alerts on Wednesday morning for eastern Tarragona and southern Malaga provinces, saying it expected them to receive as much as 180 millimetres (7.1 inches) of rain within 12 hours that could cause rivers to overflow and generate flash floods. Orange alerts were issued for Thursday for southern Granada and […]
Jetstar and Qantas said they had stopped flights to Bali on Wednesday for safety reasons because of volcanic ash, while plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed flights to the island by AirAsia and Virgin were also canceled. Bali is Indonesia’s top tourist hotspot and is a popular destination for Australian visitors. The first eruption of Mount […]
The share of adolescents who report high levels of family support has fallen from 73 percent in 2022 to 67 percent in 2018, with the drop even more pronounced among girls, from 72 to 64 percent, the WHO Europe said. Youths also increasingly report school pressure, it added. In 2022, almost two-thirds of 15-year-old girls, […]
Smoke billowed over Beirut as around a dozen strikes hit the southern suburbs starting in midmorning. After posting warnings to civilians on social media, the Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahiyeh area and later said it dismantled most of the group’s weapons and missile facilities. Israel said it had taken steps […]
