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Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah will be sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister after a landslide victory in the country’s first election since last year’s youth-led protests. The 35-year-old’s rise marks an important shift in Nepali…

A bombshell investigative report released this week by Reuters, titled "China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S.," has sent shockwaves through the Indo-Pacific. While the report frames the issue…

A consortium comprising Aditya Birla Group, Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures, and Blackstone said on Tuesday it would acquire Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru for $1.78 billion, ending a weeks-long bidding war.…

The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Akio Isomata, signed a grant contract to provide radio equipment under the “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)” scheme. The contract was signed yesterday (24) with Waruna…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged his Iranian counterpart to “initiate peace talks as soon as possible” during a Tuesday call that Beijing said was held at the request of Tehran. US President Donald Trump has said Vice President JD…

An Iranian military spokesperson mocked U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam…

The Zonal Education Office of Tangalle has requested an explanation regarding the absence of teachers at a meeting held on March 15 at the Tangalle Urban Council, which was chaired by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya. In this regard, the…

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Mar 24) the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to war with Iran, including winning an important concession from Tehran, while a source confirmed that Washington had sent Iran…

The war in Iran has changed strategic equations to the detriment of China China stands to lose heavily, both materially and geopolitically, from the devastating attack which the US and Israel have launched on Iran. Located at the…

Bahrain has put forward a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use “all necessary means” - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a…