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Ten members of Brazilian President’s cabinet have resigned from their positions. The move is designed to boost Jair Bolsonaro’s re-election prospects ahead of the general election. The officials are expected to campaign for office in advance of the vote in October, as well as campaign for Bolsonaro. The shake-up is an important step towards the anticipated election, which is expected to pit the President against his political rival, Luiz da Silva.

Sri Lanka Police has imposed a curfew in the country’s capital following clashes with protesters who tried to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence. A statement issued by the Inspector General of Police C. Wickramaratne said the curfew will last until further notice in several areas of Colombo. The move came after hundreds of protesters in the capital’s Mirihana district threw stones and clashed with police in riot gear. The calls […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recalled the country’s ambassadors to Morocco and Georgia. Zelenskyy, who announced this in an address to the nation on Wednesday, stated that the diplomats had not done enough to convince those countries to punish Russia for its invasion. He called for diplomacy in the battle to win the war against Russia. The President’s comments came as a delegation of politicians from the country’s parliament visited […]

Sri Lanka has announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday as the cash-strapped island’s economic crisis deepens. The state electricity regulator said it was extending Wednesday’s 10-hour power cut by another three hours, enforcing a 13-hour rolling nationwide blackout. According to reports, more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines, The Indian Ocean island nation had been under severe electricity rationing since the start of the month.

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has dissolved the country’s parliament. Saied made the announcement after parliamentarians voted to repeal presidential decrees suspending their chamber. The President denounced parliament’s move as a coup attempt and said those responsible had betrayed the nation. Tunisia’s justice minister, Leila Jeffal, asked the attorney general to open a judicial investigation against members of a suspended parliament on charges of conspiring against state security.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said the country will soon reopen its borders in a phased plan. Arden revealed that the five-stage plan will start with fully vaccinated New Zealanders in neighboring Australia who will be allowed to return home starting from midnight on February 27. The Prime Minister added that it will be extended to fully vaccinated New Zealanders elsewhere in the world from March 13. New […]

Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Thani is expected to travel to Tehran today to discuss regional issues with top Iranian officials. This comes after Al Thani, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Amirabdollahian was in the Qatari capital Doha for high-level talks with the Qatari Foreign Minister as well as the country's Emir, Tamim Al Thani

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has announced his resignation. A statement issued by Sarkissian revealed that the President does not have the necessary tools to influence the important processes of foreign and domestic policy. The former president was at the centre of a domestic political crisis last year that erupted in the wake of a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. After a referendum in December 2015, Armenia became a parliamentary republic, […]

At least 17 people have been killed in an explosion near a mining town in western Ghana. Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said the military had joined emergency efforts to help contain the situation. The country’s Information Minister revealed that at least 59 people were injured, some of whom were in a critical condition. Police say a vehicle carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle near the town of Bogoso. Rescue […]