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Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have temporarily suspended accepting the postal shipments for the USA, Netherlands, Israel and Russian due to the suspension and restriction of flights to Sri Lanka due to fuel crisis, media reports said on Saturday. more
China's protection for Makki puts Pakistan's FATF hope in trouble

Beijing: Pakistan's hope to come out of grey list might face a hurdle after China blocked the joint proposal by India and the US to list Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as ...

First consignment of diesel arrives in Colombo: Minister

Colombo: Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Saturday said a consignment of diesel has arrived in the Colombo port.

Sri Lankan Economic Crisis: Supermarkets in Colombo run out of food

Colombo: Supermarkets in Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo are rapidly running out of food and other essential commodities.

Ensure peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in Sri Lanka, urges UN Resident Coordinator

New York: The head of the UN Country Team in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of prote ...

Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges

New York: Young people must be recognized around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to become “fully engaged in decisions affecting their future,” said ...

Iran: Top rights expert welcomes Swedish verdict in mass executions case

New York: The conviction of an Iranian official by a Swedish court for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners was welcomed on Friday by a top UN-appointed indep ...

Mexico: 14 killed in military helicopter crash

Mexico City:UNI/Sputnik: Fourteen people have died and another sustained injuries after a Black Hawk military helicopter of the Mexican Navy crashed in the northern Mexican state of Sinal ...

Fijian Police remove two Chinese defence attaches from Pacific Islands Forum meeting

Fiji: The Fijian police recently removed two Chinese defence attaches from a Pacific Islands Forum meeting where US Vice President Kamala Harris was about to address virtually.

US Representatives Jim McGovern, Michael McCaul introduce legislation to promote peaceful resolution to Tibet-China conflict

Washington: US Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee and Cochair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead R ...