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Series of explosions in Jalalabad, Taliban officials among deadRelatives of Afghan family killed in US strike want face-to-face apologyWorldAimal Ahmadi (R), brother of Ezmarai Ahmadi, who was one of 10 people killed in a US drone strike in…

The Japan will lift its restrictions on Sri Lanka into its country that it had earlier placed in a bid to combat COVID-19. The entry ban was imposed earlier this year as part of Japan’s quarantine measures on all foreign…

103 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information

A total of 1,733 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 504,491.

WorldTags: Print EditionFrance’s foreign minister has accused Australia and the US of lying over a new security pact that prompted Paris to recall its ambassadors. In an interview with France 2 television, Jean-Yves Le Drian also…

WorldTags: Print EditionThe United Nations warned Friday that based on the most recent action plans submitted by 191 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the planet is on track to warm by more than 2.7 degrees Celsius by the end…

WorldTags: Print EditionThe Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, with only boys and male teachers allowed back into classrooms. Schoolgirls told the BBC they were devastated not to be returning. “Everything looks…

WorldTags: Print EditionAfter three days in orbit, a physician assistant, a community college professor, a data engineer and the billionaire who financed their trip arrived back on Earth, heralding a new era of space travel with a…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in New York to attend the 76th United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) Session.The President and the delegation were welcomed by Mohan Peiris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United…

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A.Sumanthiran urged the government to remove Lohan Ratwatte from all his posts and take immediate legal action to arrest him. Sumanthiran in a media statement said that everyone else who…