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Fitch said it believed Sri Lanka's political upheaval, which began with the sacking of its prime minister in October and has disrupted the functioning of parliament, exacerbates the Indian Ocean nation's external financing risks.

Pakistan must take on a substantive role in peace talks with the Taliban if the war in neighbouring Afghanistan is to be ended, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said.

Theresa May sealed a deal with EU leaders that would see Britain leave the bloc on March 29 with continued close ties.

It was the biggest win for any president, and the first for a leftist, since Mexico transitioned to multi-party democracy in 2000.

Amid tension between Washington and Tehran over ballistic missiles, Pompeo warned in a statement released on Twitter that Iran is increasing its "testing and proliferation" of missiles and called on the Islamic Republic to "cease these activities."

Experts believe that the devaluation was linked with the government's talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure loan.

The video comes out as Americans are still recoiling from the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi and on the same day it was reported that the UK authorities believe Putin approved of poison attacks that killed a Briton.

The South Asian island has been locked in political gridlock for over a month since President Maithripala Sirisena replaced former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with Rajapaksa, who was then twice sacked by parliament but has refused to resign.

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, one of the most illustrious Spanish Baroque painters, became a famous artist in golden-age Seville, particularly for his religious paintings.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) noted that the impending El Nino is not expected to be as powerful as the 2015-2016 event that was linked to droughts, floods and coral bleaching.

Editing human genes is controversial, with most countries banning the editing of genes in embryos since this could alter other genes and be passed onto future generations, with unforeseen effects.

The scientists said editing the genes of human embryos was risky, unjustified and harmed the reputation of the biomedical community in China.

"The Titanic springs to mind and now is the time to point out the iceberg ahead," said the former foreign minister, who resigned from the cabinet in July in protest at May's Brexit approach.

The British envoy to Syria, Martin Longden, called their killing a "loss to Syria and its future."

Trump's backing comes despite global outrage over the grisly killing that has tarnished the image of the kingdom's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS.

The Washington Post on Tuesday reported that Trump's daughter Ivanka, in her capacity as the presidential advisor, sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year to White House aides, Cabinet members and her assi...