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August 22, 2025 2:00 PM
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China’s Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, yesterday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Tianjin for the SCO Summit will give a fresh impetus to bilateral ties and will be an important event for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Speaking on the sidelines of...
August 22, 2025 11:39 AM
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Sri Lanka’s inflation, measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), rose to 0.7 per cent in July 2025. The Department of Census and Statistics, in a statement, said the NCPI for the month stood at 208.3 points, compared with July last year. Prices had dipped in June, helped by lo...
August 22, 2025 10:55 AM
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In Thailand, a court in Bangkok today dismissed a lese majeste case involving controversial billionaire and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The charge relates to an interview Mr. Thaksin gave to a South Korean newspaper ten years ago. He would have faced up to 15 years in jail if conv...
August 22, 2025 10:52 AM
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Massive wildfires across Spain this summer are a warning sign of the increasing risks of climate change, according to climatologist Javier Martin-Vide from the University of Barcelona. He warned that more parts of Europe, especially areas with usually mild summers, will face extreme heat in the comi...
August 22, 2025 10:43 AM
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In Colombia, at least 18 people were killed and over 40 others injured in two separate attacks yesterday. According to officials, both were attributed to dissident groups of the former FARC guerrilla movement. According to local authorities, a vehicle loaded with explosives detonated near a Col...
August 22, 2025 10:36 AM
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UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has warned of a worsening political climate amid a precarious security situation in Syria. In a monthly UN Security Council briefing, Geir Pedersen highlighted that the July 19 ceasefire in Syria's Sweida has come under strain, but so far has prevented a sl...
August 22, 2025 9:50 AM
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In Yanam, a fire broke out after an ONGC pipeline exploded near Island Number 3 around 1 a.m. today. Police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot after being alerted by villagers of Dariyalatippa. ONGC authorities stopped gas supply from the KG Basin rig around 3:30 a.m., following which the...
August 22, 2025 8:53 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered immediate negotiations for the release of all remaining hostages in Gaza, while also approving a major military assault on Gaza City. This comes after Hamas agreed to a Qatari-Egyptian proposal for a 60-day ceasefire on Monday, which would see ha...
August 22, 2025 8:47 AM
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow during his three-day visit to Russia. Dr Jaishankar also held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov yesterday and reviewed the bilateral agenda while exchanging views on regional and global develo...
August 21, 2025 9:31 PM
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Former Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has been remanded until August 27 following his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The order was issued by Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura in Colombo today. Tennakoon’s arrest is linked to the inves...
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