Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie have been released from Gaza, as confirmed by Israeli officials.
Judith and Natalie were part of a large extended family caught up in the attack. They were in Israel to celebrate the 85th birthday...
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Airavat’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit on Wednesday (18). The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.
INS ‘Airavat’ is a 124.8m long,...
Minister of State for Fisheries Piyal Nishantha, during a press briefing held on Wednesday (18) at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) under the theme ‘Collective Path to a stable country’ announced the development of a specialized investment zone in...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned Western states against “decoupling” from his country’s economy, insisting amid declining foreign investment that China’s development should be viewed as not a threat but an asset.
Xi’s caution came as he opened the Belt...
Indigenous Australians have called for a “week of silence” and mourning after a referendum on giving them more political representation was rejected by the country’s white majority.
With more than 70 percent of ballots counted on Sunday, about 61 percent...
A new earthquake has hit western Afghanistan – several days after two large tremors in the region killed more than 1,000 people.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) says the magnitude 6.3 quake struck near the city of Herat. It was...
Washington’s deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the Eastern Mediterranean is a sign of the US’s “ironclad commitment to Israel’s security”, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said.
Sending the USS carrier Dwight Eisenhower and its strike group...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
The Opposition is agreeable for the abolition of the executive presidency if parliamentary election could be held instead, top Opposition spokesperson Prof. G.L. Pieris said.
The former External Affairs Minister mentioned this when The Island asked whether the...
The next Buddhist Panel Discussion in English of the Colombo YMBA will be held on Sunday (15) from 9.30 am to 11.05 am in the Conference Room of the Association at the Third Floor of its Borella Building. Facility...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Former Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe yesterday (06) said that the weakening of the National Audit Bill, before Parliament endorsed the new law in early July 2018, too, had contributed to the collapse of the national economy. Alleging...