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April 21, 2026 2:31 PM
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Japan today scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression. The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet of the new guideline clears a final se...
April 21, 2026 2:02 PM
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The fragile two-week US-Iran ceasefire is set to expire tomorrow evening, clouding prospects for fresh negotiations and the future of the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump depicted the extension of the truce as "highly unlikely". Trump said that he expects strikes to resume immediatel...
April 21, 2026 11:05 AM
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Seven years after the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, nationwide religious observances are being held across Sri Lanka on April 21 in solemn remembrance of the victims. According to Rev. Father Jude Krishantha Fernando, Director of Mass Communication for the Catholic Church, all churches are conducting ...
April 21, 2026 11:00 AM
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A week-long “Walk for Peace” commences in Sri Lanka today, with seven Buddhist monks from Vietnam, led by Venerable Pannakara Thero, arriving in the country to take part in the initiative. The internationally recognised programme, held under state patronage, will continue until April 28. The delegat...
April 21, 2026 7:59 AM
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Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, will step down on September 1, 2026, ending a 15-year leadership tenure. He will move to an Executive Chairman role, with current hardware engineering head John Ternus stepping in as the new CEO. This transition concludes a period of significant grow...
April 21, 2026 7:54 AM
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Protests continue in Balochistan over enforced disappearances in the area for the last few months. According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a Baloch family staged a sit-in protest on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway at Sahaki Balgatar in Balochistan's Kech district yester...
April 21, 2026 7:51 AM
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US Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned. She becomes the third member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to leave within two months amid controversies during his second term. Cheung said her deputy, Keith Sonderling, would be the acting labour secretary. White House communications ch...
April 21, 2026 6:50 AM
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While the second round of talks between Iran and the United States hung in the balance, US President Donald Trump said that he was offering Tehran a better deal. Trump wrote on his social media account, Truth Social, that the new deal with Iran will be far better than the earlier Joint Comprehensiv...
April 21, 2026 6:44 AM
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The US Department of State has confirmed that America will host the second round of talks between Lebanon and Israel on Thursday, as the two countries push on with direct negotiations amid regional tensions. The talks, which will take place at the State Department, will be the first since a fragile ...
April 21, 2026 6:13 AM
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India and South Korea have emphasised enhancing economic cooperation during the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the visiting President of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung. Briefing the media after the bilateral talks in New Delhi, Secretary East in the Ministry of External Affairs, P Kumara...
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