Harini Amarasuriya has been appointed as Sri Lanka's 16th Prime Minister, making her the first woman in this role since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 2000. An academic-turned-politician, she studied ...

Dissanayake leads the Marxist-leaning National People’s Power coalition and he appointed a colleague, Harini Amarasuriya, as ...

Sri Lanka's newly elected executive president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in a sense the red or leftist star that has risen ...

Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born on 24 November 1968. His birthplace was Galewala in the Matale ...

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Traders work on the trading floor at The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following the Federal Reserve rate announcement, in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo ...

Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister known for his plainspoken opinions, will replace Fumio Kishida next week. By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno A whirlwind week of top-level meetings failed ...

The target of the strike in Lebanon was the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, according to Israeli and American officials. The attack came shortly after the Israeli prime minister gave a defiant ...

At UN, Erdogan skips mention of Kashmir, a first since 2019 NEW YORK: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not mention Kashmir in his address at the UNGA this year, the first time he has ...

Phuket is a province in the south of Thailand. Phuket's beaches face the Andaman Sea allowing the west coast beaches fantastic sunsets right throughout the year. If ...

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has pledged its full support for the transparency initiative of the current government, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE..