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Views: 1 © Provided by Quartz Social media platforms blocked in Sri Lanka amid curfew, opposition protestSri Lanka is the latest Asian country to block social media. Bushwacked by a critical economic crisis that has also spawned civil and political unrest, the island nation, on April 3, banned the use of social media and messaging platforms such as Facebook, […]

Views: 1  Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has revoked a state of emergency after dozens of MPs walked out of the ruling coalition, which has been struggling to quell protests over economic downturn.   © ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images FILE – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (C) addresses the nation along with Navy Chief

Views: 0 BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday it had become harder for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia since Kyiv became aware of the scale of alleged atrocities carried out by Russian troops in Ukraine. Zelenskiy spoke on national television from the town of Bucha in the Kyiv region, where tied bodies

Views: 0 LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The United States and Europe were planning new sanctions on Tuesday to punish Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned more deaths were likely to be uncovered in areas seized from Russian invaders. © Reuters/STRINGER A boy walks past graves with bodies of civilians, who according

Views: 0 © Stringer/Reuters A Ukrainian service member walks in a front of an Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world’s biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian troops amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, at an airfield in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 2, 2022. Russia has failed in its efforts to take Ukraine’s capital, but the suburbs

Views: 0 Russia’s chief negotiator on Sunday rejected the idea of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasizing that the two sides still remain at odds when it comes to territorial disputes. Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky wrote in a Telegram post that “The draft agreement is not ready for submission