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As India, Japan, France to announce new platform to restructure SL's debts, China wants creditors to share burden
"We call on commercial and multilateral creditors to take part in Sri Lanka's debt restructuring based on fair burden-sharing," China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said while adding the Beijing would work with relevant countries and international financial institutions to jointly play a positive role in helping Sri Lanka navigate the situation, ease its debt burden and achieve sustainable development.
Swedish embassy in Islamabad shuts down indefinitely
The Swedish embassy did not elaborate on the nature of the threat, but many believe the decision was linked with the recent incident of burning of the holy Quran in Sweden, Dawn reported. A Danish-Swedish far-right extremist known for spreading anti-Muslim hatred burned a copy of the holy Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on Jan 21 under the protection of Swedish police, Dawn reported. "Due to the current security situation in Islamabad, the Embassy of Sweden is closed for visitors.
Russian fighter jet escorts German patrol plane over Baltic Sea
According to the Ministry, after detecting an air target over the Baltic Sea approaching Russia's airspace, the military flew the Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces of the Western Military District to identify the target and prevent it from violating the state border, reports Xinhua news agency.The Russian jet escorted the plane, which was confirmed as an R-3C Orion base patrol aircraft of the German navy, over the Baltic Sea and then safely returned to its base airfield, said the Ministry.
Share layoff data, extend 60-day grace period for H-1B holders: Lawmakers to USCIS
With a bevy of employees laid off across tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta, in the past couple of months, the H-1B visa holders have been left in a limbo with a mere 60-day grace period to find another job, or leave the country. "This group of immigrants possesses skills that are highly valuable in today's knowledge-based economy and forcing them to leave the US is harmful to our nation's long-term economic competitiveness," the lawmakers wrote.
Biden pays homage to his Irish heritage
Biden arrived in Ireland on Wednesday on a three-day visit from his brief trip to Northern Ireland where he marked the 25th anniversary of Good Friday peace agreement, reports the BBC. Later in the evening, he addressed thousands of people at the Windsor Bar in Dundalk town, County Louth, and said that visiting the area which his great-great-grandfather had left for America "feels like coming home".
Indian-origin man arrested for allegedly stabbing sex worker in US
Vineeth Ravuri of Jersey city was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, criminal restraint, unlawful possession of a weapon, and engaging in prostitution. The Secaucus Police responded to a woman calling for help from Aloft Hotel at Harmon Meadow Boulevard on April 9.Officers located a woman in the lobby of the hotel bleeding from the hand, who stated that she met a man at the hotel with the purpose of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for money.
North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul military
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from around the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 8.48 a.m. and that the missile flew around 270 km at a top altitude of 560 km, reports Yonhap News Agency. The latest launch, the North's ninth show of force this year, came less than a week after it claimed to have conducted a "reconnaissance satellite" development test that the South called a ballistic missile launch.
UK extradites Pakistani man for 2005 murder of cop
Piran Ditta Khan was taken into custody at a West Yorkshire police station, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said, adding that he is scheduled to appear before the Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday, reports the BBC. Beshenivsky, a 38-year-old mother of three and stepmother of two children, was shot on November 18, 2005, as she responded with colleague PC Teresa Millburn to an alarm at a travel agent in Morley Street, Bradford.
Ruling Pakistan coalition rejects 'controversial' Supreme Court bench
In a statement issued earlier in the day ahead of the hearing, the coalition partners vowed to resist attempts to take away Parliament's authority and to interfere in its constitutional domain, The News reported. The hard-hitting response to the constitution of the bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial came just hours before the hearing was set to start.
Deadlock in Northern Ireland hard to break despite Joe Biden's visit
An effective devolved government reflects the people of Northern Ireland and is accountable to them, a government that works to find ways through hard problems together is going to draw even greater opportunity to this region, Xinhua news agency quoted Biden as saying in an address at the Ulster University on Wednesday.
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