Sri Lanka will witness revolt if no election is held within six months, warns top monk
Colombo: A mass revolt will become inevitable in Sri Lanka if a general election is not held within six months after the formation of an all-party government, a top Buddhist monk warned in comments published on Tuesday.
Greek PM announces more measures to tackle energy crisis, inflation
Athens, Sep 11, UNI/IBNS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a package of measures including raising the minimum wage and pensions to further help households and businesses tackle the energy crisis and high inflation.
Ranil Wickremesinghe takes over as acting President of Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken over as the acting President of the nation, hours after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives amid protests against him in the country, media reports said.
Things are not good for Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan: Abbasi
Islamabad: Former Pakistan PM and senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has questioned PM Imran Khan's claim about not being under pressure of the country's military in running the government and said such remarks are made only when “things are not all good’.
COVID-19: World leaders wish Boris Johnson speedy recovery
London/IBNS: Several world leaders wished British PM Boris Johnson as he was admitted to the intensive care unit after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.
Netanyahu tells Zelenskyy Iran knew, hid truth about plane downing from beginning
Jerusalem/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting on Friday that Iran knew immediately that its military had downed Ukraine's passenger plane but hid this information.
Corruption won't be tolerated in Bangladesh, says PM Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka, Jul 13 (UNI) Reaffirming that corruption in Bangladesh will not be tolerated, prime minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the top government officials to keep more vigil against corruption so that this menace does not affect the country’s development in any way.
UK's outgoing PM announces new government body to tackle social injustice
Moscow, July 12 (Sputnik): Outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced in a statement on Friday the creation of a new independent government body, the Office for Tackling Injustices (OfTI), that would use evidence-based data analysis to detect and describe discrimination of all sorts in society.
Brexit effect: Theresa May to resign as PM
London, May 24 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced that she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June.
Sri Lanka: PM Rajapaksa to step down, says son
Colombo, Dec 14 (IBNS): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa will step down on Saturday, said his son Namal Rajapaksa, in what is the latest development in the island nation's turbulent political scenario over the past several months.
Nawaz Sharif feels future of democracy in Pakistan remains uncertain
Karachi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the future of democracy in Pakistan remained unceratin.