Sri Lankan government announced the appointment of a Cabinet sub-committee to look into the proposal for a new Constitution
Respected five-time former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was the frontrunner to head a 'unity government' with cross-party support
'We have published a new map incorporating Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura ... but we need to take those land back,' Oli said
India has said that it desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan in an environment free of terror, hostility, and violence
Under Article 224-A(1) of the constitution of Pakistan, a caretaker government is set up to organize elections in the country
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the world to pull together to end the COVID-19 pandemic next year
China has followed a 'zero-Covid' strategy of tight border restrictions, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns
Women have also been ordered to visit parks in the capital on separate days from men
While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first detected in Wuhan
It was the second round of talks between the two sides in Qatar since the US ended its 20-year occupation of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in complete turmoil and is in a state of chaos after the takeover of the Taliban and is in dire need of humanitarian aid
Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan International Airlines said that it had immediately suspended its operation in Kabul citing 'security reasons'
The meeting marked Britain’s first diplomatic visit to the country since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan following the U.S. exit
No country has yet recognised the Taliban government, with Western nations watching to see how the Taliban will rule this time around
More kids are being admitted than during the early stages of the country entering the current fourth wave of infections
The samples, tested in the Lancet laboratory, all bore a large number of mutations, especially on the spike protein
The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far
Only 1.7% of identified Covid-19 infections in the second week of the fourth wave of infections were admitted to the hospital
An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 killed hundreds and spread a radioactive cloud west across Europe
Zelenskiy said Russian forces were deliberately blocking the supply of humanitarian supplies to cities under attack
Lviv and the rest of western Ukraine have been less affected by the fighting than other parts of the country
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Russia of resorting to the missile terrorism tactics in order to spread fear across Ukraine
Earlier attempts to evacuate civilian residents from Mariupol and other Ukrainian cities have failed or only partly succeeded
Both leaders have said yes in principle to the summit, proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron
Early indications suggest Omicron may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations
Nadella asked executives to hold the family in their thoughts and prayers while giving them space to grieve privately
Ministers Rajnath Singh and Jaishankar, who spoke after Blinken at the briefing, did not comment on the human rights issue
New Zealand imposed a national lockdown on August 17 when the first case of Delta variant was found in the community
PM Jacinda Ardern said the initial three-day lockdown, which would have expired overnight Friday, would be extended by another four days
Health authorities announced 94 new virus cases, exceeding the previous daily record of 89 set in April last year during the first wave
Radhakrishnan, who is from the 2017 intake of new MPs, is a minister outside of the Cabinet
The fatal case was identified as a man in his 80s who was infected at an aged care facility in western Sydney