International

June 3, 2025 8:03 AM June 3, 2025 8:03 AM

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Polling underway in South Korea to elect a new President

Polling is underway in South Korea to elect a new President to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law. Surveys suggested liberal Lee Jae-myung is heavily favoured to win the snap election, riding on a wave of public disappointment ove...

June 2, 2025 8:21 PM June 2, 2025 8:21 PM

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Russia-Ukraine Talks: Biggest war prisoners swap brokered at last round says Ukraine

A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine held today in Istanbul. Turkish officials said, a day after a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's nuclear-capable strategic bombers. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the aim of the meeting was to evaluate the conditions for a c...

June 2, 2025 8:26 PM June 2, 2025 8:26 PM

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Independent candidate Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s Presidential Election

In Poland, Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice party, won Poland's presidential runoff election. According to the final vote count released by Polish National Electoral Commission today, Nawrocki received around 51 per cent of the vote in the Presidentia...

June 2, 2025 4:20 PM June 2, 2025 4:20 PM

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Sri Lanka’s overall inflation rate slightly increased 

  Sri Lanka's overall inflation rate, measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index on a year-on-year basis, has seen a slight increase.The Department of Census and Statistics reports that the rate rose to -0.7% in May, up from -2.0% in April.The inflation for the Food Group saw a more significa...

June 2, 2025 12:48 PM June 2, 2025 12:48 PM

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Hamas expresses readiness to begin new round of Gaza peace talks

Hamas has announced its willingness to immediately begin fresh indirect negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire deal, just one day after submitting a response to US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's proposal that Washington dismissed as "totally unacceptable."   The militant group said yesterday that ...

June 2, 2025 8:48 AM June 2, 2025 8:48 AM

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Sri Lanka Gazette confirms newly appointed mayors, deputy mayors

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has officially gazetted the names of newly appointed mayors and deputy mayors of municipal councils for several councils across the country, following the recently concluded local government elections.   The appointments, published in the Government Gazette ...

June 2, 2025 8:32 AM June 2, 2025 8:32 AM

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Ukraine strikes 5 Russian air bases in major drone attack

Ukraine launched a large-scale drone operation yesterday, targeting five Russian air bases across Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions. The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed the attacks, stating that several aircraft caught fire, though no casualties were reported. Russia called the...