The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late on Wednesday, correcting an earlier statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that put the cost at up to $15 billion per day. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (12:19 PM)
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has clarified that the U.S. Department of State s travel advisory for Sri Lanka remains unchanged at Level 2. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (12:31 PM)
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has met India s Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar in New Delhi today (16). MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (1:10 PM)