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Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels. The nation has one of the biggest international student markets in the world, but the…

Separatist militant attacks on police stations, railway lines and highways in Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan, coupled with retaliatory operations by security forces, killed more than 60 people, officials said on Monday. The…

Ather Energy, an electric vehicle manufacturer based in India, on Thursday said that it plans to expand into Sri Lanka in the coming quarter, days after it secured funding from NIIF at a unicorn valuation. The expansion will be the…

In a telephone conversation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has offered his warm congratulations to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who was recently sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government. The President…

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements. The Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed…

Sri Lanka women won their first-ever Women’s Asia Cup title as they beat seven-time champions India by 8 wickets in the final on Sunday. Chasing the highest-ever target of 165 in the tournament for Sri Lanka, skipper Chamari Athapaththu…

A tanker carrying close to 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel has capsized and sank off the Philippine capital on Thursday, causing an oil spill, officials say. Sixteen crew members of the Philippine-flagged MT Terra Nova have been…

A massive fire erupted on a container cargo merchant vessel about 102 nautical miles south west of Goa on Friday. The vessel was on way from Gujarat’s Mundra to Sri Lankan capital Colombo, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said in a…

Donald Trump arrived on Sunday in Milwaukee, where he will be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate later this week after surviving an assassination attempt that has aggravated an already bitter U.S. political divide.…

Addressing Indians in Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said every Indian sees Russia as a trusted friend, a companion of good and bad times. Modi is currently on a two-day visit to Russia. During his…