Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency. The decision comes as the Sri Lanka faces unprecedented economic crisis. In other news, second debate between PM hopefuls within UK’s Conservative Party saw many barbs and derision. Check out our morning news brief.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency
The decision from President Ranil Wickremesinghe to declare a state of emergency has come amid unprecedented economic crisis in the country that has seen acute shortage of food, fuel and medicines
Second live TV debate between PM hopefuls in Conservative Party sees heated exchanges
As race to become UK’s next PM becomes narrower, the candidates are getting more aggressive in their attacks on the opponents
‘Good guy with a gun’: 3 killed in mass shooting in Indiana, armed onlooker saves the day
This is the latest tragedy in a spate of gun violence plaguing the country. The latest shooting comes just days after a similar incident at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb claimed seven lives
Russian journalist who dared to criticise Vladimir Putin picked up by police while walking dogs
According to AFP, her arrest came just days after Ovsyannikova demonstrated alone near the Kremlin with a sign criticising Russia’s presence in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin.
Watch | Thousands evacuated across southwest Europe due to wildfires; over 12,000 hectares of land destroyed
