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London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he will resign if he realizes that the British government cannot continue its work.The statement came after half-a-dozen Ministers quit Johnson's government over the past two days due to a...

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet for failing to establish safe, efficient, and reliable air services."The reported incidents on aircraft operated by SpiceJet from April 1 till date...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's economy is now shrinking and it cannot hope to come out of its present economic mess before the end of 2023, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned, adding that inflation was set to zoom to...

Ottawa: Canada has become the first country to ratify the accession protocols of Finland and Sweden for NATO membership as it tries to fast-track their full admission, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday."Today, Canada became the first...

New York: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of India's Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).Subramanian succeeded Lt Gen Shailesh Tinaikar of India to whom...

California: A wildfire that broke out in California on July 4 has doubled in size consuming over 3000 acres and posing threat to the power grid.The Guardian quoted California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire) officials as saying...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the repatriation of foreign currency and the Russian currency by residents participating in foreign economic activity, the corresponding document was published on the official legal portal.Putin allowed the government commission...

Kyiv: A second French citizen who was engaged in combat operations in Ukraine has died of wounds sustained during an artillery shelling, German radio broadcaster RTL reported on Tuesday.Adrien D., a young man aged 20, joined the so-called...

Colombo: India has the clout to bail Sri Lanka out of the present crisis but Colombo will need $20-25 billion worth of funds in the next three years to put its tottering economy back on some decent footing and...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's new chief executive John Lee received around HK$11.3 million (US$1.4 million) in donations during his election campaign wherein he was the sole candidate, according to official filings.The Guardian quoted the filings, which were released on...