Donald Trump Jr travelled to a remote region of western Mongolia in August for a hunting trip that included two days with Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman who helped pay for his
Fishermen’s organisations in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district have demanded an end to Indian trawling in fishing grounds off the Northern and Eastern provinces and the withdrawal of a proposed Fisheries Bill,
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Sri Lanka’s total exports reached $13.61 billion in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 5.04% from $12.96 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to the latest figures
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Sri Lanka has recorded 105,097 dengue cases so far this year, with the death toll rising to 79, according to the National Dengue Control Unit, which released the figures yesterday. The Western
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Egypt is considering deploying troops and military equipment to support Saudi Arabia against Yemen’s Houthi-led Ansarallah movement, marking a possible expansion of Cairo’s regional military role as the United States seeks to
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US Ambassador Eric Meyer presented a master’s degree from the US Naval Postgraduate School to Sri Lanka Navy Lieutenant Commander Piyumi Kathriarachchi on Monday, recognising her outstanding academic performance and achievements during
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Every morning, Marie Noll receives a message from a bot asking whether she is working from home or in the office. If she selects “office” while remaining at home, an error message
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Public life is increasingly dominated by triviality, distraction and a reluctance to treat important matters with the seriousness they deserve. The complaint is not simply about bad manners or poor taste. It
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured an unprecedented fourth presidential election victory after a dramatic late campaign recovery, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro despite expectations of a stronger performance by the
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SoftBank Group plans to invest $50 billion in Malaysia, with funding expected to focus on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and data centres, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Elon Musk said SpaceX has closed $40 billion in debt financing to purchase graphics processing units (GPUs) used to power artificial intelligence systems, with the financing expected to arrive in the first
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Pension systems worldwide are facing mounting financial pressure as people live longer and birth rates fall, leaving retirement funds responsible for paying benefits over extended periods while the pool of workers contributing
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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after nearly 10 months abroad, drawing thousands of supporters onto the streets of Caracas and presenting
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Bulgaria will hold a presidential runoff on November 1 after incumbent Iliana Iotova narrowly led her main challenger, former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov, in Sunday’s election, which recorded historically low voter
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Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, was acquitted of defamation by a local court in the northern town of Sultanpur on Monday, television channels reported, in a case stemming
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More than 23 million Americans had cast early ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, compared with about 15 million at the same stage of the 2022 election cycle, according to
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