State of emergency News

Thailand declared a state of emergency in border areas after clashes with Cambodia escalated. The government issued a travel advisory, citing rising tensions near the Preah Vihear region and increased military presence on both sides.

Sri Lanka`s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the country, according to a government notice.

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapakasa fled the country Military personnel uses tear gas shells to disperse protestors who scaled the wall to enter Sri Lankan PM's residence in Colombo

Amid the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa took the decision in the "interests of public security", a statement released by his office said.

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Amidst the state of emergency in the Maldives, the police here issued a curfew in an attempt to stop an opponent's gathering, said a Maldivian Democratic Party member.

Tonga declared a state of emergency Monday as the Pacific island kingdom braces for a direct hit by a powerful cyclone that is threatening to become a Category Five superstorm.

Turkey is set to extend a nearly nine-month state of emergency after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a key referendum boosting his powers.

Tunisia has extended for another three months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the president`s office announced Thursday.

Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Sunday following months of violent anti-government protests, according to an official statement.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared state of emergency for three months following a failed coup attempt on July 15.

Emergency measures that give authorities extra powers to assign house arrests and conduct raids without a judicial warrant had been due to expire on Feb. 26.

The bureaucratic move lets the state allocate funds to the county health department "until the county is able to resume normal staffing levels".

 The ban on away fans attending Ligue 1 matches will continue until December 14 following the terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 dead and hundreds injured on November 13, the interior ministry said Sunday.

French lawmakers voted on Thursday to extend a state of emergency in the country for three months.

Brazilian authorities have declared a state of emergency in more than 200 towns affected by a deadly mining waste spill.

Maldives on Tuesday lifted state of emergency with immediate effect, Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon confirmed.