Bangladesh police said on Thursday (Jul 17) they had arrested 20 people, a day after clashes between supporters of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and security personnel killed at least four people. MORE..
17 Jul 2025 (10:51 PM)
The Ministry of Finance has initiated ongoing discussions aimed at reducing the trade tariffs proposed to be imposed by the United States on exports from Sri Lanka. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (1:56 PM)
A wild elephant was killed early this morning (18) after being struck by a train traveling from Colombo to Batticaloa. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (11:22 AM)
A meeting was held yesterday (17) at the Presidential Secretariat between the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, and officials from institutions related to the tea industry. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (3:22 PM)
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for a Gaza ceasefire after three people sheltering in the Catholic church in Gaza City were killed in an Israeli strike. MORE..
17 Jul 2025 (10:14 PM)
The U.S. government designated The Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organization" over the April 22 Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (11:59 AM)