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Delhi is “hopeful” of reaching a trade agreement with the US before the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends on 9 July, India’s foreign minister has said. In an interview with French daily Le Figaro on Tuesday, S Jaishankar, who is on…

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted approval to increase electricity tariffs by 15% with effect from tomorrow (12). Speaking at a media briefing held in Colombo, the Chairman of the PUCSL Prof. K. P. L.…

Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday announced that the national election will be held in the first half of April next year, according to a media report. The announcement comes amid recent protests…

The Israeli military on Sunday announced that it had recovered the body of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in an underground tunnel beneath a hospital in Khan Yonuis. Another senior Hamas leader, Mohammed Shabana of the Rafah brigade…

A Singapore-flagged container ship, MV Wan Hai 503, caught fire approximately 144 kilometers (78 nautical miles) off the coast of Beypore in Kerala's Kozhikode district, prompting a large-scale rescue and relief operation by the…

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka celebrated the graduation of 90 secondary school students from Jaffna, Trincomalee, and Nuwara Eliya who completed the U.S.-funded English Access Scholarship Program. The ceremony, held in…

Former West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran announced his retirement from international duty on Monday. Pooran hit 13 half-centuries in 106 Twenty20 Internationals and amassed 2,275 runs to become West Indies’ leading scorer in…

US President Donald Trump has ordered the temporary deployment of about 700 Marines to Los Angeles, as he pledged those protesting his aggressive immigration policies would be “hit harder” than ever. Monday was the fourth straight day of…

Each month, ACLED’s Asia Pacific Team collects information on the dates, actors, locations, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events in the region. Details below on significant developments in May 2025 …

On Monday, Israeli naval commandos surrounded the 18-metre boat Madleen in international waters 160 kilometres off Gaza. Videos livestreamed only minutes earlier showed volunteers in orange life jackets as speedboats, flood-lights and…