Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as Sri Lanka president

‘I am not a friend of the Rajapaksas. I am a friend of the people’

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Sri Lanka braced for more unrest

New president has vowed to crackdown on protests

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Sri Lanka’s new president sworn into office

Ranil Wickremasinghe takes over from Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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22/07/2022 04:06 GMT

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22/07/2022 05:06 GMT

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22/07/2022 06:06 GMT

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Myanmar military executes four democracy activists

First use of capital punishment in decades

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Myanmar: Government says they have executed four prisoners

Democracy activists killed include a former lawmaker in Aung San Suu Kyi’s party

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Myanmar executions: International condemnation

Four democracy activists reportedly executed for carrying out "terror acts"

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Russia’s Gazprom to make drastic cut to Europe’s gas supply

Gas supplies to the EU will be cut for ‘maintenance work’

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Ukraine accuses Russia of waging gas war

Gazprom announced it is reducing gas flows into Germany for ‘maintenance’

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Russia cuts gas deliveries to Europe via Nord Stream 1

Gazprom said it would further reduce gas flows to 20% of capacity

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Russian energy giant Gazprom due to cut quantity of gas flowing to western Europe

Russia will be closing down a turbine on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline

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Russia drastically cuts gas supplies to Europe

The news has caused international gas prices to rise again

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Nord Stream 1 pipeline to cut gas supplies to western Europe

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline delivers Russian gas to heat homes and power businesses

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Sri Lanka extends crackdown on anti-government protesters

A state of emergency has been extended until mid-August

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Troops amass occupied regions in Kherson

The city was one of the first to fall to Russian forces in February

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Over one million people in Wuhan district in lockdown

Following the detection of four Covid cases

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29/07/2022 04:06 GMT

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29/07/2022 05:06 GMT

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29/07/2022 06:06 GMT

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England’s Lionesses win Euro 2022

England beat Germany 2-1 at Wembley

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Myanmar extends emergency rule

Multi-party elections are scheduled for August 2023

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Myanmar’s military ruler extends emergency rule

Min Aung Hliang will head the country for a further six months

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Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike

Drone strike was carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital Kabul

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Leader of al-Qaeda Killed by US Drone Strike

Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the CIA in Kabul

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Death of al-Qaeda leader: ‘Justice has been delivered’

Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan

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Beijing calls Pelosi Taiwan trip 'extremely dangerous'

White House has been open in its opposition to Nancy Pelosi’s visit

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China launched 4 days of military exercises around Taiwan

The move comes as Beijing feels angered by US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit there

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Four days of Chinese military exercises around Taiwan

Beijing launched war games in response to Nancy Pelosi's controversial trip to the island

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China's military drills in Taiwan continue following Nancy Pelosi's visit

Her comments come as China continues to express anger at her visit to the Island

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Four days of Chinese military exercises are under way around Taiwan

Beijing launched drills in response to Nancy Pelosi's controversial trip to the island

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US Senate agrees landmark climate deal

US Democratic lawmakers have passed a landmark climate bill in the Senate

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President Biden's bill to tackle climate change passes Senate vote

President Biden's proposed legislation to tackle climate change approved by Senate

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FBI searches Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Ex-US President says FBI "raided" his Florida home and broke open a safe

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Donald Trump says FBI ‘raided’ Mar-a-Lago home

Former president said a large number of agents arrived with a search warrant

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FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Florida home

Ex-US president Donald Trump said his Florida home was "raided" by the FBI

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Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga v William Ruto

Votes are being counted but turnout was low

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Kenya Elections 2022: Peaceful but turnout low

Electoral commission estimates turnout at around 60 per cent

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Kenya President: Odinga and Ruto frontrunners

Official results are not expected for several days

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Defence ministers discuss military aid for Ukraine

International conference is being hosted by Denmark, the UK, and Ukraine in Copenhagen

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Ukraine seeks long-term support against Russia

Denmark, Ukraine and the UK are hosting the Copenhagen Conference

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Nato will support Ukraine long-term in war against Russia

US defence secretary made announcement ahead of Copenhagen conference

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UN alarm as Ukraine nuclear plant shelled again

Ukraine and Russia trade blame after Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, is hit

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International concern mounts over Ukraine nuclear plant

Kyiv accuses Moscow of open nuclear blackmail over fighting near the Zaporizhzhia plant

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