Anura Dissanayake to be Sri Lanka’s new president, early trends show
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of National People's Power, is leading the presidential polls in Sri Lanka, as per early trends on Sunday, the Daily Mirror reported.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of National People's Power, is leading the presidential polls in Sri Lanka, as per early trends on Sunday, the Daily Mirror reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, on Saturday in Wilmington, Delaware.
Israeli media reported that more than 100 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday afternoon, prompting the Israeli army to advise civilians in the region to stay close to bomb shelters.
A 49-year-old Filipino fisherman who spent 47 days drifting aimlessly at sea has been rescued after surviving on rainwater, coconuts and fish, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday.
Two Hezbollah members were killed in a clash with Israeli forces along the border fence separating Lebanon and Israel
A plane carrying 61 people crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all on board, Brazilian regional airline Voepass has said in a statement.
Ukraine has received over 93 billion US dollars in budget support from international partners since the beginning of its conflict with Russia in February 2022, Ukraine's Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani on Thursday congratulated Yahya Sinwar on his appointment as Hamas politburo chief.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Thursday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
July 2024 marked the second-hottest July in history. It also ended the 13-month streak of global heat records, as every month from June 2023 to June 2024, new temperature records were set, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) stated on Wednesday.