Indigenous Peoples Forum: “Dhaka government deaf to our demands”
by Sumon Corraya During the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, some Christian leaders denounced exclusion and discrimination and renewed a...
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Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows – AP
By SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Updated 11:30 PM GMT+5:30, August 11, 2025 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military targeted and killed an Al...
Australian Governor-General Concludes Successful Three-Day Official Visit to Sri Lanka
Australian Governor-General Samantha Joy Mostyn, accompanied by her delegation, departed from Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on the 10th morning,...
Governor-General of Australia meets the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Her Excellency Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at Temple...
Weak immigration regulations jeopardize Sri Lanka’s open visa policy for foreigners
Following the inadequate implementation of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act, worries are surfacing regarding whether the government's initiative to allow...
Belarus journalist is convicted of treason and jailed for 10 years as crackdown on dissent continues
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalist was convicted of treason and revealing state secrets and was sentenced to 10...
Beirut’s decision to disarm Hezbollah by the end of 2025
by Fady Noun Lebanon has set a date for the withdrawal of Hezbollah's weapons and the restoration of the state's...
Hong Kong wants to use AI to improve typhoon forecasts
Hong Kong (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The Hong Kong Observatory wants to expand its tools for predicting extreme natural events by investing...
Pope: Hiroshima and Nagasaki are a warning against the ‘illusion of security’ based on ‘nuclear threats’
At the end of Wednesday's audience, the pontiff recalls ‘the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing’, calling on the “contemporary world,” marked...
Governor-General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn Arrives in Sri Lanka
At the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Governor-General of Australia, Samantha Joy Mostyn, arrived in Sri Lanka this...
