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State of emergency in Sri Lanka as protesters tear-gassed

2 years ago

JULY 13: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has declared a state of emergency in the country. He has been appointed acting president, according to the parliamen ...

8 contenders in race to succeed Johnson as UK PM

2 years ago

LONDON, July 13: Eight candidates have been nominated to enter the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and replace outgoing Boris Johnson as prime minister of the...

James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures

2 years ago

JULY 13: The two pictures, and others, were presented to the world on Tuesday to mark the James Webb observatory's readiness to begin science operations. The facility has spen...

Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn takeover deal

2 years ago

JULY 13: It comes after Mr Musk announced he was walking away from his proposed $44bn (£37bn) takeover of Twitter on Friday. He claimed Twitter had not given infor ...

Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country on military jet

2 years ago

JULY 13: The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. They arrived in the capital, Male, at around 03:00...

Shinzo Abe: Japanese mourners pay last respects to ex-PM at funeral

2 years ago

JULY 12: The private funeral, which is only open to friends and close family, is underway at Tokyo's Zojoji temple. Following the funeral, the hearse bearing Abe's body wi...

James Webb telescope takes super sharp view of early cosmos

2 years ago

JULY 12: The image is said to be the deepest, most detailed infrared view of the Universe to date, containing the light from galaxies that has taken many billions of...

Sri Lanka: Opposition leader ready to run for presidency

2 years ago

JULY 12: This comes after his Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party held talks with allies to get support for the move. Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic crisis...

World Population Day: India will overtake China in 2023, says the UN

2 years ago

JULY 12: By this November, the planet will be home to 8bn. But population growth is not as rapid as it used to be. It is now at...

Sri Lanka: President confirms resignation, PM's office says

2 years ago

JULY 11: Demonstrators are still occupying the presidential palace and prime ministerial residence and have refused to leave until the leaders step down. The parliament speaker sa ...

Sri Lanka: Protesters 'will occupy palace until leaders go'

2 years ago

JULY 11: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he would step down on 13 July, according to an announcement made by the parliament's speaker on Saturday. But the president has not...

South Africa: Fourteen shot dead in Soweto township bar

2 years ago

JULY 10: Police said gunmen entered the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning and started firing randomly at a group of young people. They then...

Shinzo Abe killing: Security was flawed, Japan police say

2 years ago

JULY 10: "It is undeniable that there were problems in the security," said Nara police chief Tomoaki Onizuka. A gunman opened fire on Abe at a political campaign event...

Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa to resign after palace stormed

2 years ago

JULY 10: Neither the PM nor the president were in the buildings at the time. Hundreds of thousands descended on the capital Colombo, calling for Mr Rajapaksa to resign...

Japan's ex-leader dies after being shot

2 years ago

JULY 8: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, according to Japan's national broadcaster. Abe, 67, who remains Japan's longest serving prime minister, was sho ...

Abe in 'grave condition' - Japanese PM

2 years ago

JULY 8: Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital and is in a "very grave condition" Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said. Kishida said he is "praying from his he...