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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has named his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna presidency. Gotabhaya had led Rajapaksa's military campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) between 2006 and 2009 and won the hearts of many.
 

A Counter Terrorism Department in Pakistan declared Jama’at-ud-Da’wah chief Hafiz Saeed guilty of terror financing. Saeed was presented before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala, where he was charge-sheeted with terror financing by the Counter Terrorism Department of Punjab Police.
 

Donald Trump, President of the United States of America has expressed that he cannot reveal much about Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza bin Laden but has stated he was “very threatening to the US”.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said that a no-deal Brexit could only lead to a united Ireland. His comments came after new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the current Brexit deal was unacceptable

Wesley Mathews, adoptive father of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews has begun his term serving in prison for life in the case pertaining to the death of the toddler in 2017. Mathews had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in Sherin’s death

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that in the last 15 years, the governments in the country have lied to the United States of America about terrorism. He said that 40 different terror groups had been operational but US was not informed.

After a month-long contest between former London mayor Boris Johnson and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, the postal votes of up to 1,60,000 grassroots Conservatives will decide the governing party's next leader. 

A man from Nigeria attempted to get inside an aircraft that was taxiing on the runway by jumping onto the aircraft’s wing. He was later caught by security and apprehended.

The Trump administration is proposing a nearly five-fold increase in merit-based legal immigration. According to Jared Kushner, the new system will enhance social diversity. Donald Trump described it as a common-sense proposal and acknowledged that there was a requirement of talented people in the country

 
 

Floods in Nepal have claimed the lives of at least 43 people while 24 others are still missing. The police rescued 1,104 people from several places across the country with 185 alone from Kathmandu.
 

The UK ambassador's resignation comes after a series of diplomatic messages sent by him were leaked recently. In the emails, Kim Darroch described President Donald Trump's administration as "clumsy" and "inept".

At least 10 people were killed after a small airplane crashed into hangar while taking off in Dallas, USA. There were eight passengers onboard and two pilots

In the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, the country’s parliament has unanimously agreed to form a committee that would look into how the terror attack took place and also to find solutions to prevent such incidents in the future.
 

The bill's sponsors want to give conservatives on the US Supreme Court a chance to gut abortion rights nationwide, but Democrats and abortion rights advocates criticised the bill as a slap in the face to women voters

An unidentified submarine was found in Ampara in Sri Lanka with weapons. The Sri Lankan defence forces are investigating