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April 28, 2025 1:26 PM April 28, 2025 1:26 PM

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EU GSP+ Monitoring Mission arrives in Sri Lanka for biannual review of compliance

A European Union (EU) GSP+ Monitoring Mission is scheduled to reach Sri Lanka today for a biannual review of the country’s compliance with Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade requirements. The team will stay until May 7, meeting government officials, businesses, civil society, and tr...

April 28, 2025 1:46 PM April 28, 2025 1:46 PM

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North Korea confirms sending troops to support Russia in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked  North Korean troops for their participation in the conflict against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region. In a statement issued by the Kremlin this morning, Putin praised the heroism, exceptional training, and commitment of the North Korean fighters, wh...

April 28, 2025 1:49 PM April 28, 2025 1:49 PM

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Bangladesh urges peaceful dialogue between India, Pakistan over Kashmir

Bangladesh says it supports a peaceful resolution to the India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir, calling for dialogue and diplomacy to ensure the South Asia region.   During a media briefing in Dhaka yesterday, the foreign affairs adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, Mr. Touhid Hossai...

April 28, 2025 8:12 AM April 28, 2025 8:12 AM

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Explosion at Iranian port near Bandar Abbas kills 40, injures over 1,000

The death toll from a massive explosion at a port near the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas has reached 40. The Saturday explosion and the subsequent fire left more than 1,000 people wounded, of whom 197 were hospitalised. The cause of the incident has not been determined yet. The Iranian gover...

April 27, 2025 8:59 PM April 27, 2025 8:59 PM

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Donald Trump Records Lowest 100-Day Approval Rating in 80 Years: Poll

In the US, Donald Trump has recorded the lowest 100-day approval rating of any president in the country in the past 80 years. According to a new poll conducted by ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos, only 39 percent of Americans said they approved of how Trump is handling his job, a drop of six ...

April 27, 2025 9:03 PM April 27, 2025 9:03 PM

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Iran Declares National Mourning After Deadly Port Explosion

The Iranian government has declared a day of national mourning on April 28 amid the deadly blast at the Shahid Rajaee port, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said today. According to the latest reports, 28 people died and over 1,200 were injured in yesterday's blast at the port near ...

April 27, 2025 5:54 PM April 27, 2025 5:54 PM

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Canada: Nine Killed, Several Injured in Vancouver Vehicle Attack at Filipino Festival

In Canada, nine people were killed and several were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Filipino Festival in Vancouver, the local police confirmed today. As per the Vancouver Police Department, a 30-year-old local man who drove a black SUV into the street festival yesterday e...

April 27, 2025 4:25 PM April 27, 2025 4:25 PM

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Two Dead, Three Injured in Shooting Incident in Palermo, Italy

In Italy, at least two people were killed and three others seriously injured last evening in a shooting in Palermo, the capital of the Sicily region. As per the media reports, the incident was triggered by a dispute between two groups of young people in a pizzeria near the busy Duomo di Monreale squ...