British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, before their bilateral meeting at the Sheraton Hotel, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. — AFP UK wants ‘consistent, lasting and respectful’ relations: Starmer Xi says China and the UK have “wide … Read more
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya is seen during a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 24, 2024. – Reuters Dissanayake did not appoint a new finance minister. The leftist coalition gets 159 seats in Parliament. Focus on poverty reduction and anti-corruption measures. Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake … Read more
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrives at the national cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, September 4, 2024. — Reuters On Tuesday, New Zealand’s Prime Minister issued a historic apology to victims who were subjected to abuse in government care institutions, acknowledging the “unimaginable pain” they suffer inside children’s homes and psychiatric hospitals. About 200,000 … Read more