US rebuffs China’s attempt at renaming 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi/Washington: The US has said it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India and it strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance...
Iraqi Gov’t, Kurdistan region sign deal to resume oil exports
Baghdad: The Iraqi federal government and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan regional government signed an agreement on Tuesday to resume Kurdish oil exports via Türkiye after...
Yemen calls for int’l support to tackle landmine crisis
Aden: The Yemeni government on Tuesday requested immediate international assistance to tackle the country's grave landmine crisis that poses a major hurdle to restoring...
Sri Lanka’s central bank maintains current interest rates
Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said it has decided to maintain its Standing Deposit Facility Rate and Standing Lending Facility Rate at...
UN chief calls for global mine action
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for global action on mines on the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness...
Sri Lanka to raise duty-free allowance for migrant workers to encourage remittance
Colombo: Sri Lanka is set to increase duty-free allowances for migrant workers at the airport starting May in order to encourage remittance, Minister of...
