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Protestors on the island nation of Sri Lanka rallied to largest city of Colombo on Saturday as an estimated 100,000 gathered outside the Sri Lankan President's residence before storming the grounds, breaking through security cordons setup by police. The President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was reportedly evacuated from his office/residence in the country's commercial capital. This comes as worsening economic conditions...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe has been shot multiple times by a Maritime SDF soldier after giving a speech in Nara, Japan campaigning for a parliamentary election. From photos and videos of the incident it appears the weapon used to shoot him was an improvised makeshift sawed off shotgun. Abe in critical/serious condition after attack, PM Kishida says. Kyodo...

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has narrowly survived a confidence vote in his leadership. He dodged the dramatic no-confidence vote on Monday, with a too-close-for-comfort result that leaves him politically wounded and will likely begin a volatile period in British politics as he fights to stay in power and fend off potential challengers in his Conservative Party. The vote...

Switzerland has blocked a move by Denmark to deliver around 20 Piranha three-crew cars to Ukraine. Meant as military aid to help in their war against a Russian invasion, Switzerland has vetoed the transfer of arms due to its own policies. These Piranha armoured personnel carriers were produced in Switzerland, which follows a strict policy that foreign countries must...

New footage from the Uvalde shooting in Texas shows law enforcement standing outside the school while at the same time the killer was reportedly rampaging inside. Parents and onlookers desperately urge and plead for the police to charge into the building, while police pull out their tasers in response, even pinning one parent to the ground. Some of these...