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In Sri Lanka, a shocking security breach occurred at Hulftsdorp Court Complex yesterday when a gunman, disguised as a lawyer, fatally shot notorious underworld figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa inside the high-security premises. The attacker, identified as 34-year-old Mohammed Asman Sherifdeen, a for...
February 20, 2025 11:12 AM February 20, 2025 11:12 AM
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify 50 billion dollars in programmes that could be cut next year. This is aimed at redirecting the savings to fund President Donald Trump's priorities. In a statement yesterday, Robert Salesses, Deputy Secretary of Defence,...
February 20, 2025 11:19 AM February 20, 2025 11:19 AM
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The Sri Lankan Election Commission has agreed to hold the long-delayed Local Government elections at the earliest possible date. General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) Tilvin Silva informed the media yesterday after meeting election officials, that some political parties, previously...
February 20, 2025 10:32 AM February 20, 2025 10:32 AM
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Labour and Employment Secretary Sumita Dawra led the Indian delegation at the first G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting under the South African Presidency which began on Tuesday at Port Elizabeth in South Africa. During the meeting, the Secretary highlighted India’s major reforms aimed at job...
February 20, 2025 10:26 AM February 20, 2025 10:26 AM
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Israel has received the list of the deceased hostages who will be released from Gaza today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office informed this in a statement yesterday. In a social media post, the PMO said, It has updated the families of the hostages via the representatives of the IDF. ...
February 20, 2025 8:46 AM February 20, 2025 8:46 AM
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An Israeli official said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a close confidant to lead negotiations for the second stage of the ceasefire with Hamas. The US-born Ron Dermer is a Cabinet minister, who is widely seen as Mr Netanyahu's closest adviser. He previously served as Israel's ...
February 19, 2025 9:23 PM February 19, 2025 9:23 PM
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday expressed concerns that doubts are growing among people regarding the interim government's sincerity in holding the national election without unnecessary delays. Speaking at a program in Dhaka, he also alle...
February 19, 2025 8:52 PM February 19, 2025 8:52 PM
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Italian prosecutors said they will seek to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million Euro settlement. Milan prosecutors had opened an investigation against Google for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy from 2015-2019. The investigation fo...
February 19, 2025 9:14 PM February 19, 2025 9:14 PM
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US President Donald Trump took his toughest stance yet against Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr. Trump blamed Zelenskyy for the ongoing Ukraine war calling him a grossly incompetent leader and a poor negotiator. Trump's remarks came after Zelenskyy expressed frustration over Ukraine’s exc...
February 19, 2025 3:53 PM February 19, 2025 3:53 PM
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Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has highlighted the importance of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) towards promoting peace, stability and sustainable development in the Indian Ocean Region. Addressing the media alongside his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Khaleel, Mr. Herath...
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