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World Elephant Day is being marked today (12), as concerns continue to grow over the rising threats faced by Sri Lanka’s wild elephant population. The Ministry of Environment said elephants, which play a vital role in maintaining…

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly opposed the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, warning that the move to extend the retirement age of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices could have serious implications…

"UPI transactions have witnessed rapid growth over the past five years, while 12 countries have adopted India’s digital payment system. How has this massive operating scale laid the ground for India’s emerging digital infrastructure…

A flight bound for Toronto, Canada, was cancelled Thursday evening after a young child refused to secure their seatbelt, Porter Airlines has said. Flight PD444 from Victoria International Airport in B.C. to Toronto’s Pearson International…

The government has called for investment proposals to commercially develop and operate a number of State-owned bungalows in Colombo under 30-year lease agreements. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has invited…

A British man has been shot dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir during clashes between security forces and protesters. Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough, was killed on June 9 after a bullet fired by Pakistani security forces…

The threat to ships carrying oil in the Middle East is at its worst since the Iran war started, experts have said, after a spate of attacks on another key route in the region. The warning comes after a number of attacks on vessels in the…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that ​talks with Iran were under way, warning that it was a "last chance" for Tehran to sign a good deal to end the five-month-old war, but Iran denied ‌that any negotiations were being held or…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for "united action" on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain ⁠estimates…

Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title and Taylor Fritz claimed his first trophy of the season after both rain-delayed ​Washington Open finals were completed on Monday. Eala…