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Special session of Sri Lanka's Parliament on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the cash-strapped government's domestic debt restructuring (DDR) plan

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his fighters escaped prosecution and were offered refuge in Belarus last week

The Haj rituals involve many physical activities; thus, most pilgrims were exhausted and many fell ill

Worldwide visits to twitter.com dropped 7.3% year-over-year in March, the third straight month of declines, according to Similarweb estimates

In his resignation letter to the British PM, Goldsmith said, "The problem is not that the government is hostile to the environment, it is that you, our Prime Minister, are simply uninterested

French President Emmanuel Macron accused social media of playing a “considerable role” in encouraging copycat acts of violence as the country tries to tamp down protests

An increase in suicides across most age groups was reported, particularly among the youth and the elderly

Thousands of followers of a firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric rallied in major cities in Iraq on Friday, condemning the burning of a Quran

Apple is once again worth $3 trillion, the only company ever to reach the milestone, a media report said

IMF has agreed to inject USD 3 billion into the country's ailing economy after months-long negotiations that pushed it to the brink of default

More than 600 people were arrested and at least 200 police officers injured as the government struggled to restore order on a third night of unrest

UK government has reiterated its call for reform of the United Nations as one of its top transnational priorities and supported India's bid for permanent membership

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend next week's virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being hosted by India

Twitter-owner Elon Musk said:  "Some chance fight happens in Colosseum... Need to work on my endurance... What we do in life, echoes in eternity."

The Ministry said the number of injuries on Thursday reached 1,721, which was monitored by heat exhaustion centres in all hospitals in Mecca and the Holy Sites, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported.

At least 421 people were arrested in the protests from Thursday night into Friday morning, CNN quoted Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin as saying to the local BFMTV.

Mathew, a former Stafford City Council member, won the race defeating incumbent Mayor Cecil Willis by 16 votes in a run-off race this month, crediting his victory to his faith in god, the Fort Bend Star reported.

Putin emphasized the need to think about “making our products more convenient and functional, with a modern look and properties”.

Zelenskyy is set to address the gathering by video link and Stoltenberg will host an early lunch at the spring summit for leaders

Sri Lanka is also seeking to reduce nearly $17 billion of its $41.5 billion foreign debt through restructuring

China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose 'countermeasures' against actions that it deems a threat

The two sides also underlined the need for implementing the South China Sea verdict that was pronounced by a UN arbitration court in 2016

Nawaz Sharif was issued a diplomatic passport for a period of five years by the government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in November last year

ADB on Thursday said it has approved a USD 50 million loan to the Nepal government to support the implementation of policy reforms