International Affairs

WASHINGTON - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set Sunday to stake his claim as the dominant Republican in the country, trying to win back party control of Congress next year and possibly run again for the presidency in 2024.

If regulators give the go-ahead as expected in the next few days, there will be three vaccines available in the United States to prevent COVID-19.

එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිලයේ මෙවර සැසිවාරයට ඉදිරිපත්ව ඇති මානව හිමිකම් හා වගවීම් පිළිබඳ විමර්ශන හා වාර්තාවලදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සහාය ලබාදෙන ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඉන්දියාවෙන් ලිඛිතව ඉල්ලීමක් කර ඇතැයි ඉන්දියාවේ එන්ඩීටීවී, ටයිම්ස් ඔෆ් ඉන්ඩියා (Times of India) ඇතුළු පුවත් සේවා රැසක් වාර්තා කරයි.

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel Sunday endorsed the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, voting overwhelmingly to recommend the shot for adults older than 18.

Myanmar’s U.N. envoy appealed to the international community Friday to reject a military coup in his country and “use any means necessary” to protect the people.

Secretary of State Blinken says resolution will address “lack of accountability for past atrocities”

ඉන්දියාවේ පෞද්ගලික රෝහල්වලදී ද එක් මාත්‍රාවකට ඉන්දියානු රුපියල් 250/= කට කොවිඩ් -19 එන්නත ලබාගත හැකි බව ඉන්දියානු සෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය ප්‍රකාශයට පත්කර තිබේ.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan took it to Twitter to thank the Sri Lankan leadership to finally allowing the burial of Muslim COVD-19 victims.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday highlighted dialogue, technology and trade as the top three ways for South Asia to tap its full potential, inviting Sri Lankan businesses to invest in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and insisting that wealth creation was the best way to lift millions, in both countries, out of poverty.

Seeking India’s “proactive” support at the UN Human Rights Council, where a resolution on Sri Lanka will be soon put to vote, the Secretary to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “India cannot abandon us”.

The international lobbying spree by the government gathered momentum yesterday with 21 countries speaking in favour of Sri Lanka and 15 against during an Interactive Dialogue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Daily Mirror learns.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has vowed to support judicial proceedings in other countries against perpetrators of grave human rights violations in Sri Lanka, after the Government had effectively closed the door to achieving justice locally for alleged war time abuses.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration formally authorized the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine Saturday, clearing the way for shots to go into arms as early as Monday.

While advocating that delivering on the legitimate aspirations of the Tamil community is in the best interests of Sri Lanka, India calls upon Sri Lanka to take necessary steps for addressing such aspirations, including through the process of reconciliation and full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday urged swift action from the Government to guarantee and respect the right of burial for Muslims in the country dying of the coronavirus.

Sri Lanka was to inform in writing to the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday about its decision to allow the burial of Muslim Covid-19 victims, Daily Mirror learns.

Months of lockdowns and pandemic restrictions are taking their toll on Europeans, with many chafing at the prolonged limitations on public life. With vaccine distribution now starting to pick up after a sluggish start in most countries, calls are mounting for an easing of restrictions.

The U.S. government has determined that a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson is safe and offers partial protection against the disease.