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Sri Lanka celebrates 75 years of independence
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena participated in the events held at Galle Face in Colombo, Xinhua News Agency reported. The parade included armored vehicles of the military, and parades with the participation of troops, including retired officers and disabled officers.
Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan on account of blasphemous content
Earlier, the telecom regulator had degraded the portal's services in the country, The News reported Saturday. When a PTA spokesperson was contacted late Friday night and inquired about the blocking of Wikipedia, the official confirmed that "yes" it had been blocked. On the instruction of the high court, the PTA degraded -- disrupting and slowing access to the encyclopedia.
Ukraine, EU agree to deepen ties, cooperation at joint summit
Following the 24th Ukraine-EU summit on Friday, a joint statement quoting President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was published by the Ukrainian presidential press service, reports Xinhua news agency. According to the statement, Ukraine and the EU reiterated their commitment to further deepening their relationship.
Resumption of China's outbound travel to boost Malaysia's GDP, says economists
The research house's economists Julia Goh and Loke Siew Ting said in a report that the boost will further support their baseline GDP growth forecast for Malaysia of 4 per cent for 2023, Xinhua news agency reported. The uplift will come through further recovery in tourist arrivals, resumption of China outbound traveling. and sustained domestic tourism demand," they said.
No bias intimidation charges to be filed in New jersey 'bulldozer incident'
According to a report in nj.com, the incident was "properly reported and classified as a bias incident". But the investigation did not reach the threshold for criminal charges, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said in a joint press release issued late in January.
US announces additional security assistance for Ukraine
The latest package was divided into two parts - $425 million through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, and $1.75 billion from the congressionally-approved Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement from the Defense Department. What's particularly noticeable in the materiel are long-range rockets for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems or HIMARS .
NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with US
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was signed by Russia and the US in 2010. The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty in force between the two nuclear superpowers can be extended by a maximum of five years with the consent of the two countries. Russia and the US officially extended the treaty by five years on February 3, 2021.
US remains committed to using full range of capabilities to defend S.Korea: Blinken
The top US diplomat reiterated that there should be no doubt about such US commitment, Yonhap news agency reported. We are committed to defending the Republic of Korea using the full range of our capabilities -- nuclear, conventional missile defense capabilities.
China confirms 'unintended' entry of airship into US airspace
According to previous media reports, a Chinese unmanned airship has been recently spotted in the US airspace. The spokesperson said in a statement that the airship is from China, noting it is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes. Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the spokesperson.
US Secy of State Blinken postpones China visit over spy balloon
A senior State Department official told reporters on a hurriedly convened news conference call on Friday morning that the US has taken note of the Chinese statement of regret and stressed that the visit has only been postponed and not cancelled and the Secretary of State intends to visit China at the earliest opportunity when conditions are more conducive.
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