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  • The military claims that projectiles are being intercepted as the Houthis in Yemen launch a missile barrage at Saudi Arabian cities. At least four people are injured in Riyadh, the country's capital, as shrapnel falls on Dhahran.
  • According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, an attack on the Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran resulted in a minor fire, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported.
  • On Tuesday, a Las Vegas court sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for his involvement in the more than 30-year-old murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
  • The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
  • A Pennsylvania woman is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son at a family resort in the Poconos before attempting suicide.
  • In support of the protesting high school students, tens of thousands of people gathered throughout France on Tuesday.

Tag: Srilanka Violence

July 27, 2023

Despite Tentative Recovery, Millions in Sri...

Sri Lanka has passed the worst of the crisis a year after the island nation’s economic collapse led to the appointment of a new government. But as Anjana Pasricha reports, millions of people in Sri Lanka continue to experience hardship, so the country’s economic problems are far from over.

July 25, 2022

Veteran Political Figure Takes Control Sri...

After taking office as president of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe had promised to form an all-party government that could obtain a multibillion-dollar IMF bailout. However, his appointments have so far angered protesters

June 20, 2022

Sri Lankan Government Must Emphasise Human...

Thyagi Ruwanpathirana, Amnesty International’s South Asia Regional Researcher, responded to media reports that the government is in talks with a number of lenders about its debt obligations and the imposition of austerity measures in the midst of a severe economic crisi

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