Najaf Ali

COLOMBO: Tens of thousands marched against the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office on this Saturday, it is the biggest protest to date over the country’s dire economic and political crisis. Sri Lanka’s 22 million people have seen weeks of power blackouts and severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials in the country’s worst … Read more

He has been the most successful Australian prime minister in recent memory, at least when it comes to economic outcomes. Until now, he has been the only individual to hold the same post in the House of Representatives from election to election. A majority of Australians deposed John Howard, Australia’s second-longest serving prime minister, in … Read more

On Saturday, Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners for the third time since the conflict began, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said online. Vereshchuk also said that 14 individuals will be repatriated to Ukraine. Nobody knows how many Russians were freed. Since the fighting began, Ukraine estimates 18,900 Russian servicemen have killed.

On Sunday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the country’s governor-general at his mansion in Canberra, local media reported. Governor-General David Hurley represents Queen Elizabeth and must approve dissolution of parliament and call a general election. Due to term constraints, the poll must be conducted before May 31. Morrison’s centre-right alliance is polling behind Labor. … Read more

An 18-year-old girl has been waiting for word of her mother, aunt, and cousin for five days. A Russian attack a month ago ripped the structure in two, obliterating Anna Matviienko’s family’s side. She had just spoken to her mother, Valentina, about their escape preparations. Her final words to him were: “We sent them a … Read more

Her hamlet of Limany, in southern Ukraine, is constantly shelled by Russian troops. A shell that blew out her windows also blew a hole in the town hall. The ex-headmistress won’t go: “This is my property, and I don’t want to be moved to another county and preserved. I’m sure we’ll win, matter how hard … Read more

People dig through the rubble of houses that were destroyed by Russian bombs in Borodyanka, a small town not far from Kyiv. They are looking for the missing. Antonina’s eyes are filled with tears and lack of sleep. She is watching as someone picks through the debris of the building where her son used to … Read more

It was April 9th. Gen. Alexander Dvornikov has been chosen by Moscow to lead the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reports said on Saturday. This is part of a reorganization to unify the military command structure and change its war tactics. In the New York Times and BBC, Western officials who haven’t been named say that … Read more

The federal government has allocated $100 million in extra humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its neighbors. The news came Saturday at a social media fundraising. “Whether you need food, water, shelter, or medical help, we will continue to support you,” Trudeau said in a statement. “We defend Ukraine.”

COLOMBO, India, 9 April – Sri Lanka will need around $3 billion in foreign aid over the next six months to help restore vital supplies such as gasoline and medication, Finance Minister Ali Sabry said on Saturday. The island country of 22 million people has been beset by power outages and shortages, which have drew … Read more

Ukraine has issued an appeal to inhabitants in the eastern Luhansk area to avoid Russian shelling after authorities reported that a missile assault killed more than 50 people who were attempting to leave by train from a neighbouring province. Air raid sirens sounded over most of eastern Ukraine on Saturday morning, according to authorities, as … Read more

Warsaw: The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in Warsaw on Saturday that a worldwide pledging campaign for Ukrainian refugees dubbed “Stand Up for Ukraine” had collected 10.1 billion euros ($11 billion). “The ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ campaign has gathered 9.1 billion euros for those escaping bombings within and beyond Ukraine, with an … Read more

BEIJING: According to recent reports released on Saturday, the authorities in Shanghai, China’s biggest metropolis, will begin lifting the lockdown in neighborhoods that have not reported any positive instances in the last 14 days after another round of Covid-19 testing. Approximately 23,000 cases were registered in the city on Saturday, most of which were asymptomatic. … Read more

More than one million Muslims from both within and outside Saudi Arabia will be allowed to attend this year’s Hajj, a significant increase after two years of epidemic restrictions led to significantly reduced pilgrimages. Many Muslims outside Saudi Arabia, who have been prevented from performing the Hajj since 2019, were encouraged by the decision, which … Read more

KYIV: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid a visit to the capital of Ukraine Kyiv Saturday in a “show of solidarity” with Ukraine a day after a missile strike killed hundreds of people at a railway station in the country’s east. Six weeks after Russian invasion, Moscow shifted focused to eastern and southern part of … Read more

COLOMBO: Tens of thousands marched against the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office on this Saturday, it is the biggest protest to date over the country’s dire economic and political crisis. Sri Lanka’s 22 million people have seen weeks of power blackouts and severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials in the country’s worst … Read more