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Israel has issued an urgent warning for residents in Qasr Naba, in Lebanon’s Baalbek region, to evacuate the area. The Israeli military ‘‘will attack military infrastructure belonging to the terrorist Hezbollah in the near time frame,’’…

Minister of Science and Technology Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena and Member of Parliament Shanakiyan Rasamanickam participated in the Open Government Partnership Regional Learning Exchange Roundtable held in Bangkok, Thailand. The special…

New Zealand’s national airline said Thursday (Mar 12) it would cancel 1,100 flights over the next two months, pointing to the impact of the war in the Middle East. Air New Zealand chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar said around five per…

The Bahrain interior ministry says alarms in the country have been activated. In a post on X it says: ‘‘We urge citizens and residents to remain calm, head to the nearest safe place, and follow the news through official channels.’‘ It…

The value of the stock of narcotics seized from the two intercepted trawlers in seas off the Southern coast is estimated to be Rs. 10 billion, the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) confirmed. The two…

In August 2022, as Sri Lanka struggled through its worst economic crisis since independence, a Chinese research vessel, Yuan Wang 5, docked at Hambantota Port. The visit drew formal protests from India and unusually direct diplomatic…

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan recently announced that on February 21, it had intercepted a consignment of weapons from Pakistan that was headed for the Wakhan Corridor, a sliver of strategic Afghan territory that borders Tajikistan,…

India have defeated England by seven runs in the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The show started with Sanju Samson’s charismatic knock of 89 runs, which was followed by some fantastic cameos from Ishan…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today announced the stance of the Government of Sri Lanka pertaining to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Addressing a special media briefing at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo (05), the…

The U.S. military said on Thursday it has sunk over 30 Iranian ships so far during the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran, ⁠including an Iranian drone ship that is on fire. Ballistic missile attacks by Iran have decreased by 90% since…