Current Affairs
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, which is "designed to be" permanent, will take effect at 4:00...
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Trump nominates entrepreneur John Phelan for Secretary of Navy
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has tapped entrepreneur and art collector John Phelan...
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UN chief welcomes Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, his spokesman...
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Sri Lanka: Over 82,000 people affected due to inclement weather
Colombo: Over 82,000 people have been affected and one person has died due to inclement weather conditions in...
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Israeli airstrikes target 10 Syria-Lebanon border crossings
Damascus: Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting 10 official and unofficial border crossings between Syria and Lebanon after...
UK concerns over Indians’ security
New York: India has shared its concerns over the security of the Indian community in United Kingdom with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.External Affairs...
SL: Inflation rate jumps to 70.2pc in August
Colombo: Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate surged to more than 70 per cent in August as it struggles with its worst economic crisis in...
NKorea denies supplying weapons to Russia
Pyongyang: North Korea says it has never sold weapons to Russia and has no plans to do so in the future, following US reports...
Strip Moscow off permanent status: Zelensky to UN
United Nations: Russia must face "just punishment" over its invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly in New York...
Canada confirms 1,379 monkeypox cases
Ottawa: Canada has confirmed 1,379 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said.Of the confirmed cases as of Wednesday,...
Man charged for vandalizing Washington Monument
Washington: The US Park Police said that a man had been charged for allegedly vandalizing the outside base of the Washington Monument with paint...