Current Affairs
US: Zuckerberg meet Trump, incoming administration members in Mar-a-Largo
Washington: Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta (banned in Russia for extremism), met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Largo estate in Florida, White House deputy chief of staff...
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Canada confirms new case of Dermo disease in oysters
Ottawa: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Wednesday confirmed the presence of Dermo disease in oyster samples...
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Saudi Arabia opens first phase of Riyadh Metro
Riyadh: The first phase of Riyadh Metro was launched on Wednesday, a significant step to reshape the Saudi...
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Israel strikes 12,500 Hezbollah targets during conflict: IDF spokesperson
Jerusalem: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has conducted aerial strikes on 12,500 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon since the beginning...
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal designed to be permanent: Biden
Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S.-proposed 60-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon,...
Zelensky, NATO Secretary-General discuss Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held a phone conversation with Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg to discuss...
Canada confirms 1,406 monkeypox cases
Ottawa: Canada has confirmed 1,406 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said.Of the confirmed cases, 674 are from...
Gotabaya in quiet campaign to restore image
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July and returned quietly last month, has begun a quiet campaign to...
Burkina Faso’s military leader to step down
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso): Burkina Faso's military leader, who was ousted in a coup on Friday, has formally agreed to step down, religious and community...
HR abuses reported to Aussie Parliament
Canberra: A group of New South Wales (NSW) parliamentarians have assured Sri Lankan expatriates living in Sydney that they will table a report on...
Hurricane Ian kills 80 in US
Washington: At least 80 people were killed in the US states of Florida and North Caroline by Hurricane Ian which made landfall in southwestern...