International Relations

British Prime Minister Theresa May repeated her stand that Britain would not be able to get a better deal from the EU but declined to say whether she believes the controversial withdrawal deal would make Britain better off than it would without any deal.Earlier in the day, former Brexit Secretary …

As many as 122 Sri Lankan lawmakers on Friday challenged former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the court of appeal, asking on whose authority he occupied the ffice of the Prime Minister, after being voted out in the legislature.The case is likely to be heard early next week, legal sources told …

British PM asserts she would not be distracted from talks British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that toppling her would risk delaying Brexit and she would not let talk of a leadership challenge distract her from a critical week of negotiations with Brussels. Since unveiling a draft divorce …

An all-party conference convened by President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday ended without an agreement, prolonging the political crisis that has gripped Sri Lanka for over three weeks. Mr. Sirisena called for a meeting of all party representatives on Sunday, in the wake of a political deadlock following a no-confidence motion …

The British government’s policies of austerity are directly linked to a rise in poverty in the United Kingdom, a United Nations expert said in a scathing report after a two-week fact-finding mission to the country’s poorest districts. Philip Alston, the U.N. special rapporteur for extreme poverty and human rights, concluded …

The midday sun blazed down on a milling crowd. A key road was jammed with Opposition activists in front of their party headquarters in the capital Dhaka on November 14. The nomination-form sale entered a festive third day in the run-up to the election. Suddenly, the day lost its innocence. …

Last Monday, a group of environmental activists occupied the front entrance of the London offices of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. They spray-painted doors and windows with the symbol of the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ campaign group to protest, among other things, the government’s support for fracking. Later in …

Oxford Dictionary has declared the adjective ‘toxic’ as the Word of the Year for what it says reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations in 2018. The word was selected from a shortlist that included ‘gaslighting,’ ‘incel’ and ‘techlash.’ The data showed that, after ‘chemical’, ‘masculinity’ is the most-used word in …

Hardliners rubbish Brexit deal as not securing the country’s sovereignty as promised Following the epic five-hour British Cabinet meeting, during which up to 10 Ministers were said to have expressed their reservations about the Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May had on Wednesday announced that she had secured Cabinet backing …

Hopes that Britain’s course to Brexit was finally on track were dashed on Thursday as several ministerial resignations — including of Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab — and a push for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Theresa May triggered a new political crisis, threatening the future of the deal thrashed …

Resignation comes even as the truce with Hamas holds Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal, throwing the government into turmoil. Mr. Lieberman also said his party was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s …

Pakistan has “no immediate plans” to grant ‘Most Favoured Nation’ (MFN) status to India, said Abdul Razak Dawood, a senior aide to Prime Minister Imran Khan. “At present, we have no immediate plans to grant MFN status to India,” he said on Tuesday. India has already granted this status to …

His faction has refused to accept the vote against him Mahinda Rajapaksa will address Parliament on Thursday, a day after a majority of legislators in the House voted him out. “It will be on the current political situation,” his son and Hambantota parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa told The Hindu . Following …

Mira Ricardel reportedly clashed with the First Lady during Africa trip last month It may be the end of the road for Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel’s career at the White House, as there was speculation on Tuesday that she had been told to go by U.S. President Donald …

British PM strikes a note of defiance in Parliament while trying to silence critics of the agreement British Prime Minister Theresa May, striking a note of defiance, insisted that the deal she had struck with the EU negotiators was one that delivered on what the British people voted for, as …

In northeast China, temperatures have already begun to plummet, announcing the early arrival of winter. In Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, the sight of bare trees and grey skies is now routine. “It has already snowed once in October, and we expect many more snowfalls in the coming weeks,” …

This raises the prospect of Britain keeping up with the March 29 deadline The British Cabinet is set to have a crucial meeting on Wednesday, after U.K. and EU negotiators agreed on the text of a draft withdrawal agreement in Brussels on Tuesday. A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed that a …

Speaker convenes Parliament today Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed President Maithripala Sirisena’s dissolution of Parliament and restrained the Election Commission from preparing for snap elections. After hearing 11 petitioners and respondents for two days, the top court suspended until December 7, the proclamation issued by Mr. Sirisena last …

Apex court seeks explanation from government on dissolution of Parliament One of Sri Lanka’s independent Election Commissioners joined a host of political parties in challenging President Maithripala Sirisena’s recent dissolution of Parliament, in the country’s Supreme Court on Monday. The court asked the Attorney-General to explain the President’s decision at …

‘India-first policy will continue under the new government’ India played a “positive” role in restoration of democracy in Maldives by “exerting pressure” on the ruling regime, and the new government in the island nation would be “sensitive” towards New Delhi’s “concerns”, said former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Sunday. …