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Sri Lanka and the United States have discussed measures to strengthen defence cooperation, with a focus on joint training, interoperability and responding to emerging security challenges. Lieutenant General Joel JB Vowell, the Deputy…

US President Donald Trump told reporters that United States officials ​talked with mediators ​trying to end Washington's ⁠war with Iran ​on Monday, adding the ​US will win the Iran war "very soon." "We're going to win, ​as far as ​I'm…

US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased path out of war that would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic blockade of Iran, sources close to the ​talks said. The strait has…

China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a written speech upon his arrival in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, as the world's two largest economies moved to…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Wednesday issued new policy guidance outlining how immigration officers should determine whether noncitizens are inadmissible to the United States because of controlled-substance trafficking,…

Oil prices have extended their gains as renewed strikes between the US and Iran on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns of prolonged supply disruptions, according to Reuters. Brent crude futures climbed 0.54 percent to…

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella and FMC Commissioner Robert J. Harvey will visit Sri Lanka September 6–10 to advance U.S.-Sri Lanka cooperation on maritime trade, investment, and the shipping networks…

The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out ​of the region as needed. Hegseth's comments suggest he is…

President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was having "good ‌talks" with Iran and there was a chance of a deal over their conflict, but he warned that U.S. strikes would resume if the negotiations failed to deliver. Despite…

Sri Lanka is among 60 countries to be hit by new import tariffs from the United States ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent - scheduled to take effect today. US President Donald Trump's administration is set to impose sweeping tariffs on 60…