Sri Lanka’s new Chinese Ambassador, Wei Huaxiang, met VIII Executive President Ranil Wickremesinghe at his political office on Flower Road in Colombo, in an engagement between China’s new diplomatic representative and the
Four days after a devastating flash flood tore through the Himalayan border region between Nepal and Tibet, Nepal’s disaster authorities have warned of the possibility of another flood wave, raising fresh concerns
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US President Donald Trump has announced an unprecedented move to secure majority control, through private companies, over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves, saying the arrangement will more
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The United States is confronting a munitions shortage that could take years to reverse, raising questions about how long Washington can sustain its expanding military commitments while remaining prepared for a potential
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The 41st Meeting of the Board of Directors of the India–Sri Lanka Foundation (ISLF) was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2026, with the meeting co-chaired by the High Commissioner of
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Top Govt Minister Says: ‘We Decide When and How’ — Not Anyone Else, Even If India Funds the Projects
Sri Lanka will decide when and how to develop Jaffna International Airport and Kankesanthurai Port even if India provides financial assistance for the projects, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake has said in Jaffna,
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Editorial King Harald V of Norway died today, 28 August 2026, aged 89, ending one of the most unusual royal lives of the modern era. He spent more than three decades on
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Former Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has accused unnamed political actors and others of deliberately distorting information contained in a special audit report on parliamentary vehicles and fuel consumption,
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Giorgia Meloni is preparing to send more military assistance to Ukraine, but this time Italy’s prime minister is seeking to do so with as little political noise as possible. Publicly, Rome has
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China’s commercial space industry is no longer simply trying to put satellites into orbit. It is beginning to sell what comes after launch: complete systems, operational support, training and practical applications. A
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Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was presenting his state as a destination for the technology industry. On November 14, 2025, the Republican governor described Texas as “the epicentre
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Millions of people are being taught to search for their “purpose” as if it were a hidden object waiting to be discovered inside themselves. The modern formula is familiar: identify what you
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Anthropic is preparing for a potential stock market debut in the autumn and is reportedly approaching investors with an extraordinary proposition: the future market for artificial intelligence could be worth more than
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sent Congress a constitutional reform proposal that would require candidates for the presidency, state governorships and the head of the Mexico City government to formally renounce any
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US President Donald Trump has escalated his confrontation with Canada by ordering the renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America, turning a long-running trade dispute into a fresh diplomatic clash over one
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China’s anti-corruption campaign under President Xi Jinping has expanded far beyond its original focus on economic crime, increasingly becoming a system for scrutinising how officials exercise power, follow central directives, manage their
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