International

Special Desk  Israel said it has killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp, the second such targeted attack since it launched its military offensive against the militant group just before the weekend. Six children and several PIJ fighters – including leaders Khaled Mansour and Tayseer …

Special Desk Leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by the US in a drone strike in Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden confirmed this sand said, “He (Zawahiri) played a key role in bombing on the US soil.” He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA …

Special Desk Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had been Prime Minister of Sri Lanka six times has now been elected the 8th President of the crisis-hit country on Wednesday. Wickremesinghe faces the herculean task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order after months of mass protests. Wickremesinghe …

Special Desk As the race to replace Boris Johnson has begun and a new PM is being looked for in UK. There is an Indian connect too in it. Indian-origin Rishi Sunak is among the first few leaders to bid to succeed Johnson and Rishi Sunak might be the favourite …

Special Desk Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and bodyguards fled the country on an Air Force plane to Male, the capital of the Maldives. The president informed Sri Lanka’s Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that he will resign in a few hours, something that becomes irrelevant after the …

Special Desk Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his political party said. Japan’s former PM and an internationally known face Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot at on Friday while he was campaigning in …

Special Desk Japan’s former PM and an internationally known face Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot at on Friday while he was campaigning in Nara city. He has been taken to hospital. It is said he might have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun. Chief Cabinet Secretary …

Special Desk Boris Johnson, 58, has announced he would step down following a slew of resignations from his top team that was in protest against him. Opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer had welcomed his impending departure. This has paved way for the selection of a new Prime Minister. “It is …

Jubilee News desk # Next fuel consignment by July 22 An unprecedented fuel crisis, has left Sri Lanks with just one-day fuel according to its ministers and to manage situation the Sri Lankan Education Ministry has declared extended holiday at schools. Schools have been asked to conduct online classes similar …

Special Desk What NATO chief had said earlier about Russia-Ukraine war, found mention in the G7 summit Monday when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told global leaders about ending the war by the year end. Zelensky addressed G7 summit via video-link, calling for more weapons for Ukraine. He told global leaders …