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Ukraine has received since Russia’s invasion. […]
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3bn funding deal with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- China and Belarus express ‘extreme interest’ in Ukraine peace (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine for a four-year financing package worth about $15.6 billion, offering funds the country needs as it continues to defend against Russia s invasion.
India and Bangladesh on Saturday inaugurated a cross-border pipeline that will have the capacity to supply one million metric tonnes of diesel a year from Assam’s Numaligarh refinery to the northern parts of the neighbouring country. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP), inaugurated during a virtual ceremony by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Sheikh […]
- India, Sri Lanka to begin talks on petroleum pipeline project (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Keystone a Touchstone? (Category: Technology)
- Breaking Barriers: Sri Lanka’s Ambitious Vision for Regional Energy Integration and Grid Connect... (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to join India –Bangladesh-Nepal tripartite energy grid to avoid energy problems and develo... (Category: Breaking News)
Aljazeera reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for a state visit in a show of support for an increasingly isolated Russia Xi and Russia’s Vladimir Putin published separate articles on Monday; Xi said China’s proposal to end the Ukraine crisis reflects global views
- Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI: LIVE (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Board President's XI (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Development XI (Category: Breaking News)
- Indians flattened by three centuries (Category: Sports)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian air strikes hit cities across Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Russia has threatened to destroy any fighter jets given to Ukraine by its allies, after two countries promised planes. Slovakia became the second Nato country to pledge Kyiv some MiG-29 aircraft on Friday, a day after Poland. Slovakia’s fleet was grounded
- US shoots down airship over Atlantic (Category: Breaking News)
- US military asks for public’s help to find F-35 fighter jet (Category: Breaking News)
- US drone crashes after encounter with Russian jet (Category: Breaking News)
- US moves warships closer to Israel after Hamas attack (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that China’s President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said they would discuss a “comprehensive partnership and strategic co-operation”. The visit comes as Beijing, an ally of Russia
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- US President Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head military branch (Category: Breaking News)
- Capitol riot committee seeks four criminal charges for Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
The Ukraine crisis appears to be strengthening the cooperation between the US and its partners in the Asia Pacific more than ever, amid fears that China is inching closer toward forcefully reuniting Taiwan with the mainland. In the recent few months, Japan has decided to double its defense spending and purchase long-range weapons from the […]
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan Ocean Policy Vows Tougher Security Amid China Threat (Category: Breaking News)
- North-South links firming in face of Chinese challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan raises military budget to counter China’s assertiveness: Report (Category: Breaking News)
The US government has appointed former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti as the new ambassador to India, two years after his name was first announced for the role. Mr Garcetti, who is a close ally of Joe Biden, was nominated for the post by the US president in 2021. But his appointment was held up […]
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that American military has claimed that a Russian fighter jet has collided with a US drone, causing the unmanned US aircraft to crash into the Black Sea. The incident highlights the increasing risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the US over the Ukraine war
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Cargo ship attacked off Gujarat coast (Category: Breaking News)
- Twin bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani’s tomb kill 73 – state TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Or What Made Us Insolvent (Category: Breaking News)
- Relevance Of A “Strategic Culture” To Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
The leaders of the US, UK and Australia have unveiled new details of their plan to create a fleet of next generation nuclear-powered submarines. Under the Aukus agreement, Australia will first receive at least three nuclear-powered submarines from the US. The allies will also work together to create a new fleet using cutting-edge technology, including […]
- Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China (Category: Breaking News)
- Cocaine haul sparks hunt for Australian trio rescued at sea (Category: Breaking News)
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran executes British-Iranian dual national (Category: Breaking News)
, after energy prices spiked following Russia’s full-scale […]
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
- BP sees biggest profit in 114-year history after oil and gas prices soar (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
Russian success in Ukraine would align with China’s goals of reshaping global politics and power and could help facilitate China’s own rise as an economic and military leader, reported Asia Times. In the backdrop of China’s goals of reshaping global politics and power that would bolster its superpower status, Beijing might arm up Russia’s war, […]
- Proxy wars make unsettling comeback (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden hails ‘real progress’ after four hours of talks with China’s Xi (Category: Breaking News)
- EU pledges $10bn investment in Southeast Asia during ASEAN summit (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s PLA may have “complete capability” to attack Taiwan by 2025: Defence Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has launched missiles at targets across Ukraine, from Kharkiv in the north to Odesa in the south and Zhytomyr in the west. Residential buildings and infrastructure were hit in Kharkiv and Odesa, and there are power blackouts in several areas. The strikes come as bitter ground fighting
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Mike Pence tears into Donald Trump at 2024 campaign launch (Category: Breaking News)
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
It is welcome news for progressive opinion in the global South that some seven countries, thus far seen as having been among the poorest countries of the world, would be ‘graduating’ out of the Least Developing Country (LDC) category. Among them are; Bhutan, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal and Angola. Hopefully, development researchers the world over would […]
- Pitfalls of export-led growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan professionals discuss global urbanization challenges in low & middle income countries (Category: Breaking News)
- South Asia’s economic landscape: Hope and hurdles on path to prosperity (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s economy shows signs of stabilization, but poverty to remain elevated (Category: Breaking News)
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, on Wednesday, said that he respects India’s judgement to have bilateral relations with Russia. “For the UK, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unacceptable. We’re helping to defend the UN charter, sovereignty and territorial integrity. We hope this war
- UK bans overseas students from bringing their families (Category: Breaking News)
- Inauguration of the Sri Lanka India Centre of English Language Training (Category: Breaking News)
- India is to give more assistance to rebuild the North (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka moving in right direction - India’s Foreign Secy (Category: Breaking News)
New Delhi: The Russia-Ukraine war has demonstrated the need to develop “smart weapons for short, intense conflicts” and “conventional weapons” for potential longer-term wars for nations like India, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said Friday. Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2023
- New CDS asks 3 defence forces to work on creation of theatre commands (Category: Breaking News)
- How India’s military strength grew in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Chief Of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan To Be In US For Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue (Category: Breaking News)
- Briton 'with CDs' further detained (Category: Breaking News)
CIA Chief’s cloak-and-dagger visit: By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivuthuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader, Udaya Gammanpila, MP, yesterday (06) said that the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government and the US embassy in Colombo should come clean on CIA Director William Joseph Burns’ Colombo visit. The former Power and Energy Minister said so in response to The Island query whether the […]
- Udaya to use RTI law to seek information about CIA Chief’s clandestine Colombo visit (Category: Breaking News)
- CIA Director’s visit: Udaya invokes RTI Act to get info (Category: Breaking News)
- Wimal questions JVP’s deafening silence over CIA Chief’s visit (Category: Breaking News)
- US pursuing ‘plan B’ with Prez, after Speaker turned down its offer (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy The recent statements by Cabinet spokesman, Minister Bandula Gunawardena and Prof S.R.D. Rosa, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) that the nation intends going nuclear not very long from now should trigger a series of far-and-against debates in the public space, starting possibly with the social media. […]
- Policy decision taken to switch to nuclear energy (Category: Breaking News)
- IAEA studying plans to build nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks investors for nuclear power plants (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet discusses India’s concerns on Chinese “spy ship” (Category: Breaking News)
Monday, 6th March, 2023 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe regime has been painting itself into a corner on the political front by going all out to scuttle the local government (LG) polls. It succeeded in delaying the elections by manipulating the Treasury to deprive the Election Commission (EC) of funds, but Friday’s Supreme Court (SC) interim order has […]
- Sajith says govt lying about there being no money to hold polls after having printed Rs 278 bn i... (Category: Breaking News)
- The government printed Rs 278 billion between October and December 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Udaya dismisses govt. claim of not having funds for elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections: Final Preparations (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the US is to give $400m (£333m) more in military aid to Ukraine to boost Kyiv’s ammunition stocks depleted during its ongoing high-intensity war with Russia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this included high-precision Himars artillery rockets and howitzers “
- US to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles in latest aid package (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
Washington, DC – There are no takers for China quoting the scriptures on global peace in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with the United States even warning the Asian giant of the consequences should it interfere in the conflict on the side of Russia. The visit of US President Joe Biden
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the leaders of China and Belarus have expressed their “extreme interest” in a peaceful resolution in Ukraine. Chinese President and Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, issued the statement after talks in Beijing. The 12
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
When the Russian naval frigate the Admiral Gorshkov arrived in the port of Richards Bay in South Africa early this week for joint military drills with China and South Africa, it was sporting the letters Z and V on its sides. Those are the same letters seen on Russian weapons on the front lines in […]
- China and India to send troops to Russia for joint military exercises (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The World, Hopelessly Divided Over Ukraine, Coming Together For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- East-West tensions heighten and take on new dimensions (Category: Breaking News)
- Lingering world disorder and the UN’s role (Category: Breaking News)
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the G20 is destabilized by the collective West and is used in an anti-Russian, purely confrontational manner. The United States, the EU and the G7 continue their attempts to isolate Russia and shift the blame for the provoked
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
- Support efforts to end Ukraine conflict, says India after Brics joint statement (Category: Breaking News)
- Support efforts to end Ukraine conflict, says India after Brics joint statemen (Category: Breaking News)
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
Finance ministers of the world’s largest economies have failed to agree on a closing statement following a summit in India, after China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beijing declined to accept parts of a G20 statement that deplored Russia’s aggression “
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia hails unexpected G20 ‘milestone’ as Ukraine fumes (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- China ‘unsettled’ by Ukraine war, CIA director says (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that finance ministers of the world’s largest economies have failed to agree on a closing statement following a summit in India, after China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beijing declined to accept parts of a G20 statement that deplored Russia’
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises (Category: Breaking News)
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- The Influence Of Sirima Bandaranaike & Ranil Wickremesinghe On The Foreign Policy Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Prioritising National Interest In Navigating Geopolitical Waters (Category: Breaking News)
- The East Asian Disanalogy, Or Why Sri Lanka Cannot Be A Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- The East Asian Disanalogy, Or Why Sri Lanka Cannot Be A Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
There are some disagreements over restructuring debt for distressed economies, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, adding that banning private cryptocurrencies should be an option.The post IMF flags debt restructuring hurdles, says banning crypto should be an option appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - O...
- IMF chief Kristalina and Sri Lanka President Ranil discuss ongoing reforms and debt restructurin... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF chief Georgieva cites ‘fruitful exchange’ with China on debt issues (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF chief and Ranil discuss restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF flags debt restructuring hurdles for distressed economies (Category: Breaking News)
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