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Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said Monday (Jul 7). There has been no major physical damage on hardest-hit Akuseki island,…

National unity cannot be established through slogans and by merely initiating infrastructure projects, Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara has stated. “If we look at the history of the country, ignoring the…

The United States is close to finalizing several trade pacts in coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, with the higher rates set to take effect on August 1.…

Hamas says it has delivered a “positive response” to mediators on the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US. The Palestinian armed group added in a statement that it was “seriously ready…

US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law on Friday, July 4, capping a pomp-laden White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by. “America is winning, winning, winning like…

Over 300 individuals involved in illegal drug-related and other unlawful activities were arrested during a special large-scale search operation jointly conducted by the Sri Lanka Police, the Special Task Force (STF), the Sri Lanka Army, the…

Sri Lanka’s GDP could decline by up to 1.5 percent if the United States reinstates a 44 percent tariff on Sri Lankan exports and lowers tariffs on competitor trading partners, according to an IMF country report. At present, Sri Lanka…

Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago. Chandrasena had appeared before the Commission earlier today (04) to record a statement…

Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognise the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organisations. The Russian Foreign Ministry…

Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a car crash in northwestern Spain on Thursday (Jul 3) with his brother, police said, weeks after the star got married. Spanish authorities said a Lamborghini veered off a motorway in…