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Sri Lanka’s parliament began voting Wednesday for a president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by angry protesters now bracing for a crackdown from his likely successor. One by one, the legislators entered ballot booths set up on the floor of the chamber to …

Following the declaration of a two-day protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress to solidarise with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, some student bodies and other rights groups have backed the call to action. The National Association of University Students, in a statement obtained by newsmen on Tuesday, said its …

A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father in Florida after his parents left a loaded gun unattended, local authorities said on Monday. When police officers, alerted by a 911 call, arrived at the victim’s home near Orlando on May 26, they found the child’s mother Marie Ayala providing …

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Friday, accused Western countries of waging a “total war” on Russia and its people and culture as Moscow pushes on with its military operation in Ukraine. “The West has declared war on us, on the whole Russian world. The culture of cancelling Russia and …

Sweden and Finland have submitted their applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Their ambassadors made the presentation to Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Dpa reports. On Wednesday, Stoltenberg described the move as a “historic step” in a “critical moment” for Europe. The official noted that it came amid Russia’s …

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey, with buildings in capital Taipei sent swaying. The offshore quake hit just before 2:30 pm (0630 GMT) at a depth of 27 kilometres (17 miles), about 70 kilometres southwest of Yonakuni, a …

Kendrick Lamar has dropped a single titled “The Heart Part 5″ days ahead of his fifth solo album, “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” on May 13. Lamar dropped the single along with a video which was directed by Lamar and Dave Free. The video has Lamar rapping but with a …

Former Black-ish star Anthony Anderson took to social media to celebrate his graduation from Howard University over the weekend. The actor shared the exciting moment, which he described as a “full circle moment” that was “30 years in the making”, in a post on his Instagram account.  Sharing several photos from the …

DOZENS of people are feared dead after a bomb hit a school in east Ukraine, where government forces are battling Russian troops and separatists. Luhansk region’s governor, Serhiy Haidai, confirmed two deaths, saying 60 people were feared dead under the rubble of the school in Bilohorivka. About 90 people had …

US First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, meeting her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelenska at a school sheltering civilians displaced by the war. “I wanted to come on Mother’s Day. I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to …