Dinesh Gunawadhana sworn in as Sri Lankan Prime Minister - 17 Cabinet Ministers take charge
- Following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the post of President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickresinghe, who was the Prime Minister, took office as the interim President. After that, Ranil Wickramasinghe won the secret ballot held on the 20th in Parliament to impeach the president. He took office as the President on 21st.
- President Ranil Wickramasinghe appointed Dinesh Gunawadhana as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka as the Prime Minister's post he held became vacant. Dinesh Gunavadhana has also been appointed as the Cabinet Minister for the 18th term.
- Ali Sabri, who was the former finance minister, has now been appointed as the foreign minister. Other ministers have been appointed to their old portfolios. Chancellor Ranil has the important portfolios of Finance and Defense.
- Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on Friday that would allow Ukraine to re-export grain to the world market. UN And after negotiations with the help of Turkey, the agreement was signed in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Consequently, there is a way to reopen the trade routes that have been banned in the Black Sea region and to protect the countries of the world from the risk of food shortages.
- In this event, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Erdogan, who organized weeks of talks between Russia and Ukraine on the issue, attended. The agreement was signed by Russian Defense Minister Sogei Shaigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov.
- Eldhos Paul became the first Indian to qualify for the triple jump final at the World Athletics Games in Eugene. India's Praveen Chitravel was fouled on his first attempt in the triple jump. Elthos Ball cleared 16.12m and is now ranked 10th.
- In women's javelin throw, India's Annu Rani finished 5th in category B with a throw of 59.60m. But finally qualified.
