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Sri Lanka’s President appoints 3-member cabinet
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios. Dissanayake will…
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Will stand beside Yunus, come what may: Bangladesh army chief
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman has indicated for the first time that the interim government headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus could stay at the helm of affairs in…
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Which tune will Sri Lanka’s new President sing, Indian or Chinese?
Greetings poured in congratulating the newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as ‘AKD’. The Marxist-Leninist leader was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President by the…
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Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
Colombo: Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday, September 24, becoming the first woman leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in the year 2000 to hold the post.…
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Climate activist Thunberg condemns ‘genocide’ in Palestine in Stockholm
In a significant move, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg led a rally in Stockholm attended by thousands of people to condemn Israel’s “genocide” in war-torn Palestine and urged global action against Israel’s…
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Telegram to disclose user data at authorities’ requests
Moscow: Telegram can disclose users’ data upon reasonable requests from authorities, the encrypted messaging service’s co-founder Pavel Durov said on his Telegram channel. “We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and…
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Japan hit by 50 cm tsunami following 5.9 magnitude earthquake
Tokyo: The Japanese weather agency said that a 50-centimetre tsunami struck an island south of Tokyo on Tuesday, September 24, following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, according to local media. The Japan…
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Trump says won’t run again for president if he loses in November
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has ruled out running for the White House in 2028 if he loses his presidential bid in November this year. “No, I don’t. No, I don’t.…
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Meeting with PM Modi that Trump announced did not happen
New York: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had said that he was going to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit here but they did not meet. PM Modi’s brief trip…
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Singapore’s Indian-origin ex-transport minister no longer faces corruption charges
Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran no longer faces corruption charges, the High Court said in his trial on Tuesday, adding that prosecution will, however, proceed with five other counts,…
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Justice dept, FBI ‘mishandling’ recent assassination attempt case: Trump
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has accused the Department of Justice and the FBI of “mishandling and downplaying” the recent apparent assassination attempt on his life, demanding that the state of…
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PM Modi concludes 3-day US visit
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for New Delhi after concluding his three-day “successful” visit to the US, which witnessed a series of bilateral talks with leaders of several countries on…
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‘Global action must match global ambition’: PM Modi flags terrorism, new theatres of conflict at UN
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged terrorism and “new theatres of conflict” in areas like cyber, maritime and space at the UN on Monday, saying global action on these issues must…
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Albania to create a microstate like Vatican for Bektashi Sufi Muslims
Tirana: Albania may soon have a microstate dedicated to the Sufi Bektashi Muslims in the nation’s capital Tirana. The move reportedly aims to promote peaceful and tolerant co-existence and provide the minority…
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Australia announces additional humanitarian aid for Gaza
Canberra: The Australian government has announced additional humanitarian support for Gaza. Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy on Monday said that Australia…
