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Sri Lanka holds its breath as PM Wickremesinghe fights to save economy

Sri Lankans are struggling to access the bare necessities like food, fuel, medicine, cooking gas and even toilet paper and matches.

Australian court makes Google pay $515,000 over defamatory YouTube videos

John Barilaro, the former New South Wales state deputy premier, had sued Google and comedian Jordan Shanks, also known as friendlyjordies, in the Federal Court over the videos

Queen Elizabeth II's party ends but the UK monarchy looks to the future

Extinguish the beacons, take down the stage, roll up the bunting. The party's over

Australia says China threatened plane over South China Sea

Australia said a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous maneuvers threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea

US, S Korea fire ballistic missiles to match North Korea's launches

The US and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display

3 dead, 11 wounded in Philadelphia shooting as gun violence cases surge

Gunfire from several shooters killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday night, authorities said.

NATO holds Baltic Sea naval exercise with Finland, Sweden, 14 other nations

NATO kicked off nearly a two-week US-led naval exercise on the Baltic Sea on Sunday with more than 7,000 sailors, airmen and marines from 16 nations, including Finland and Sweden.

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on defence supplies

The cryptic threat of a military escalation from Russian leader didn't specify what the new targets might be, but it comes days after US announced plans to deliver $700 mn of security assistance

Ukraine plans to restart football leagues from August amid Russian invasion

Ukraine was forced to abandon its leagues in February when Russia began an invasion that, according to Zelenskyy, has led to "at least tens of thousands" of Ukrainian civilians dying

French Open should have more women's night matches: Billie Jean King

Only one of the 10 night sessions during this year's tournament featured women

Heavy rain hits South Florida, flooding strands vehicles in Miami

Officials in Miami warned drivers about road conditions as many cars were stuck on flooded streets

Russian agent Dmitry Kovtun, accused in spy poisoning, dead at 57

Russian lawmaker Andrei Lugovoi, who also was accused by the UK in the spy's killing, announced Kovtun's death on his messaging app channel

Biden evacuated after plane enters restricted airspace near beach home

The Secret Service said in a statement that the plane was immediately escorted from the restricted airspace after mistakenly entering a secured area

Gunfire erupts at graduation party in Virginia, leaving 1 dead, 7 hurt

Those injured ranged in age from 16 to 21 and were from Chesterfield or nearby localities

Prince Charles, William pay tribute to queen Elizabeth at Jubilee concert

The 96-year-old monarch did not attend the concert, but she delighted the crowds when she appeared in a surprise video

Russia-Ukraine crisis: As Kyiv loses troops, how long can it fight?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that Ukraine is now losing 60 to 100 soldiers each day in combat

Puerto Ricans hold public hearing to discuss island's political status

Congress would have to accept Puerto Rico as the 51st state if voters so choose it, but the proposal is not expected to survive in the Senate, where Republicans have long opposed statehood

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile amid signs of nuclear test

The launch was North Korea's 18th round of missile launches in 2022 alone a streak that has included the country's first demonstrations of intercontinental ballistic missiles in nearly five years

World No 1 Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff for second French Open title

Swiatek's unbeaten run stretches back to February and equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

UEFA says sorry to fans for Champions League final chaos in Paris

After initially blaming fans, UEFA apologized to them on Friday for the "frightening and distressing" chaos at the Champions League final