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LocalPhoto Courtesy: Pakistan NavyTags: Sri LankaConcluding his formal visit to Pakistan on a successful note, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne returned to the island yesterday. At the invitation of the Chief of…

WorldTags: Print EditionNORTH KOREA: North Korea has accused the United States of being the “root cause of the Ukraine crisis” while defending Russia, in Pyongyang’s first official response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia…

LocalC.Mahagama and Asela KuruluwansaTags: Print EditionA couple was found dead inside a hotel room in Nuwara Eliya yesterday and police suspect it was due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning as the couple had taken the barbecue grill to…

WorldTags: AfghanistanIndiaAfghanistan embassy in New Delhi expressed its gratitude to India for giving the first consignment of humanitarian aid of 50,000 tonnes of wheat to the war-ravaged nation at a time when the country is facing…

4 mn Ukrainians could flee if the situation deteriorates: UNHCRWorldUkrainian refugees walk along vehicles lining-up to cross the border from Ukraine into Moldova, at Mayaky-Udobne crossing border point near Ukraine on Saturday,…

LocalSandya KarunaratneTags: Print EditionThe strike by nurses and paramedics will resume on March 2 and 3, Federation of Health Professionals Convener Ravi Kumudesh said yesterday (27). He attributed the strike to the failure of…

World Tags: India Cultural group 'Vomedh' organised a cultural extravaganza 'PAGAH' on Sunday to celebrate International Mother Language Day in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar aimed at safeguarding and promoting the…

‘This war will last,’ warns MacronRussia vetoes UNSC Resolution; India, China abstainWorldRussian Ambassador to United Nations Vassily Nebenzia raising his hand at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Friday to veto a U.N. Safety…

LocalTags: Print EditionTourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the government is considering extending the visas of Ukrainian tourists who are unable to travel to their home country due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He…

SportsSkipper Dasun Shanaka, who scored 74 in 38, plays a shot on the offside. Tags: Print EditionShreyas Iyer hit his third consecutive fifty to steady the run-chase after India lost Rohit Sharma & Sanju Samson early in the third…