Category: WORLD NEWS

Colombo, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today inducted seven new ministers in his government, including a Tamil who is the only elected representative of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party from Jaffna, the capital of Northern district. Two state ministers and five deputy ministers were sworn-in by Sirisena at a function at the Presidential Secretariat, amid an internal bickering within the unity government. Angajan Ramanathan, of the Sirisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party from Jaffna, was appointed as a deputy minister. The main Tamil party, Tamil National…

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Sydney, Jun 13 (DIN NEWS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims as part of the government’s response to a long-running inquiry that heard allegations against government and private institutions and prominent individuals in five years of hearings. The apology to be delivered on October 22 was announced today as Turnbull outlined his government’s formal reaction to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Its inquiry ended in December after taking evidence from leaders such as Vatican Cardinal George…

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Riyadh, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Yemen’s president is to hold talks in Abu Dhabi today as he attempts to repair relations with the United Arab Emirates, which has increasingly sidelined him in its three-year military intervention. President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi is making the rare visit on the advice of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, where he lives in exile, Yemen’s government-run Saba news agency reported. Saudi Arabia and the UAE sent troops to Yemen in 2015 with the stated goal of restoring Hadi to power…

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Dhaka, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) At least 14 people were killed and several others went missing today as torrential rains triggered landslides near camps housing over one million Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh.  The landslides triggered by heavy rains washed away several homes and shelters in the districts of Cox’s Bazar and Rangamati – both bordering Myanmar from where some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled into the country due to a military crackdown. Heavy rains have caused severe structural damage to camps. So far, more than 9,000 have been affected and…

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Miami, Jun 11 (DIN NEWS) Panamanian former president Ricardo Martinelli was extradited to his home country today to face charges of spying on journalists and political opponents. Martinelli, president 2009-2014, was transferred from the federal prison in Miami to the Opa Locka Executive Airport, where he was placed on a flight to Panama City around 6:20 am (local time). A handcuffed Martinelli, wearing a tan suit and escorted by US Mashals, greeted reporters gathered to see him at the airport. “I’m ready to watch the World Cup!” he said, giving…

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Dubai, Jun 11 (DIN NEWS) India and Pakistan are set to renew their rivalry in the six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai which will get underway at the Al Wasl Sports Club here from June 22 to 30. India are clubbed with Pakistan with new comers Kenya in group A, while group B features Iran, Republic of Korea and Argentina with top two teams making the semifinals. India will be going up against strong contenders with kabaddi maestros Iran and Republic of Korea successfully proving their prowess in the Asian Games and…

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Qingdao, Jun 10 (DIN NEWS) Russian President Vladimir Putin today dismissed criticism by the Group of 7 nations as “creative babbling” and said it was time to start cooperating again. “I believe it’s necessary to stop this creative babbling and shift to concrete issues related to real cooperation,” Putin told reporters in the Chinese city of Qingdao, when asked to comment on a G7 joint statement. He also said the G7 countries had “again” failed to provide any evidence that Russia was behind the poisoning of a former double agent…

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Qingdao (China), Jun 10 (DIN NEWS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for respect for sovereignty, economic growth, connectivity and unity among the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) In his address at the Plenary session of the 18th SCO summit here, Modi coined an acronym ‘SECURE’ which he explained: ?S’ for security for citizens, ?E’ for economic development, ?C’ for connectivity in the region, ?U’ for unity, ?R’ for respect of sovereignty and integrity, ?E’ for environment protection Talking about the importance of linking the region…

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Qingdao (China), Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he would like to discuss the situation following the US withdrawal from the Iranian deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking at the start of his today’s meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Qingdao, China, Rouhani hailed close ties between Russia and Iran. Iran has an observer status in the SCO, and Putin said that Moscow would support the full-fledged Iranian membership. Rouhani said that the US exit from the nuclear agreement with…

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La Malbaie (Canada), Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) President Donald Trump charged into the Group of Seven summit at odds with key allies over US tariffs, then set out to defuse tension with friendly banter and offered vague claims of progress in trade talks. But details were scant and clear differences remained at the summit’s midpoint. After days of verbal sparring over new US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Trump joined the leaders of major industrialised nations in an idyllic Canadian resort town yesterday. On his way to the annual…

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