Pope Francis on Sunday called for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine that would lead to a just and lasting peace, as the second anniversary of Russia s invasion was marked a day earlier.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

In response to recent controversy surrounding a planned night event in Unawatuna, the Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a statement condemning all forms of racial discrimination and nationalism.

The US has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Addressing the 37th session of the Asia and Pacific Regional Conference (APRC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Colombo today (20), President Ranil Wickremesinghe affirmed the government’s dedication to elevating Sri Lanka as a prominent exporter of agricultural produce through rapid agricultural sector transformation. He emphasized the pivotal role […]

Sri Lanka has made record earnings from tourism in the first 45 days of this year, amounting to seven billion rupees (about 22.4 million U.S. dollars) from 306,708 tourists. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Director General Nalin Perera said that there is a surge in tourism in Sri Lanka and that the country is […]

Promises good economic and political relations with China A National People’s Power (NPP) administration will not do anything that will undermine Indian security; however, it will maintain economic and political relations with China, the NPP delegation to India told Indian officials, NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Thursday (15) night. In his first interview since […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita A National People’s Power (NPP) administration will not do anything that will undermine Indian security, but it will maintain economic and political relations with China, the NPP delegation to India told Indian officials, JVP/NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in an interview with Sirasa TV, on Thursday (15). In his first interview […]

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison, the country s state media reported Friday, ending a yearslong fight against corruption and the Kremlin that saw him survive several poisoning attempts.

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian scientists were close to creating vaccines for cancer that could soon be available to patients.

Russia has listed Estonia s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, a staunch backer of Ukraine, as a wanted person.

The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£75.2bn) aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of political wrangling. While Democrats were in favour of passing the bill, Republicans were divided and previously voted it down. The package includes $60bn for Kyiv, $14bn for Israel’s war against Hamas and $10bn for humanitarian aid in […]

by Rajan Philips SCOTUS, the Supreme Court of the United States, is the most common coinage that is currently in political circulation in the US. On Thursday the Court heard oral arguments in the Colorado case, Trump v. Anderson. The case involves Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling disqualifying him from being […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his address at the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth, focusing on the theme “Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean, ” emphasized the urgency of addressing the climate crisis, noting the Indian Ocean’s vulnerability to warming and rising sea levels. He proposed initiatives such as the Tropical Belt Initiative and […]

By EMERITUS PROFESSOR RANJITH SENARATNE, Chairman, National Science Foundation and former General President, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science The global order in a state of flux Rapid economic and political changes in emerging economies and developing countries have an impact on the existing world order that is gradually moving from a Western-centred […]

ECONOMYNEXT –An Indian firm is in the process of getting permission to manage Sri Lanka’s three airports including the main Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) where the there is an over saturation in foreign tourists, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. The island nation is expecting 2.2 million tourists for 2024, but the main airport needs capacity […]

Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministry Mahinda Siriwardana has said that even if Sri Lanka achieves the goal of zero corruption, tax revenue will still have to be increased to bridge the budget deficit and lessen the country’s debt burden. Referring to the Supreme Court ruling pertaining to economic management delivered on Nov 14, […]

Minister of Tourism, Lands,  Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando, participating at a press briefing held at the President’s Media Centre today (31) under the theme ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ said that he expected 2.2 million tourists to visit Sri Lanka  in 2024 and bring in a revenue of US$ 4billion. He revealed […]

Judges at the top U.N. court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.