SriLankan Airlines improved its underlying operating performance in 2024/25, but engine shortages, 487 flight cancellations, falling passenger revenue and LKR 31.6 billion in finance costs pushed the Group into a LKR 2.74
The United States is preparing for the possibility of extended military operations against Iran if ordered by Donald Trump, according to officials familiar with internal planning, in what could mark a significant
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany has begun confidential discussions with France on building a European nuclear deterrent, signaling a historic shift in the continent’s security thinking as leaders confront what they
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The government of Sri Lanka has revealed that hundreds of prisoners remain on death row, underscoring the continuing weight of capital punishment within the country’s criminal justice system. According to a 2025
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A growing shortage of essential medicines for children in Sri Lanka has raised alarm among medical professionals, who say lives are being placed in danger due to the lack of a continuous
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Authorities in Sri Lanka have launched an intensive investigation after a lawyer and his wife were gunned down in a targeted attack that has sent shockwaves through the country’s legal and security
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A political controversy has erupted in Sri Lanka after Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Anura Karunathilake resigned from a Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the release of 323 containers from Colombo Port without
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The government of Sri Lanka has approved the nominations of four new Heads of Mission, signaling a renewed push to reinforce its diplomatic presence abroad. The endorsements were granted by the Committee
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A major leadership crisis has erupted at DP World after its long-serving chairman and chief executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem resigned on Friday, following intensifying scrutiny over alleged historical links to disgraced
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The competition to dominate the next era of space exploration is intensifying as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos pivot their companies toward ambitious lunar programs, signaling a decisive shift in the commercial
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, held on 11 February 2026, took place just one day before national elections
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In Sri Lanka, a major social intervention is unfolding alongside deepening economic anxiety in the plantation sector, highlighting the complex human and financial challenges embedded within one of the country’s most vital
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In a Los Angeles courtroom, the emotional distance between personal tragedy and corporate power narrowed to a few feet as Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, took the witness stand. Facing him
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An emerging dispute in the artificial intelligence sector has intensified after U.S.-based OpenAI told American lawmakers that Chinese startup DeepSeek has been attempting to replicate advanced AI systems developed by U.S. companies,
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India currently has 25,001 active pilots below the age of 65 holding various flying licences, the government informed Lok Sabha, reflecting the scale of the country’s expanding civil aviation sector. In a
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The administration of Donald Trump quietly funneled thousands of Starlink satellite internet terminals into Iran following a violent government crackdown on nationwide demonstrations, according to U.S. officials, in an unprecedented attempt to
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