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A 64-team World Cup in 2030 should not be considered, CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has said, joining several other confederations in opposing a plan put forward by CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez last week officially proposed a 64-team World Cup...
American network HBO has confirmed that Nick Frost, Papa Essedoo, Janet McTeer and Paul Whitehouse will appear in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. Frost will play Hagrid, McTeer will play Minerva McGonagall and Essedoo will play Severus Snape. All...
A request made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to speak with former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pilleyan, currently held under a detention order by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been rejected. Minister of Public Security Ananda...
In response to the escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, Chinese manufacturers are utilizing TikTok to highlight their integral role in producing luxury goods for Western brands. This digital campaign emerges as a countermeasure to the Trump administration’s imposition of a...
More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq’s central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. One official in Muthanna province reported to the AFP news agency at least...
West Indies’ ODI World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after they slumped to a second defeat in three matches in the qualifier in Lahore. They were beaten by 65 runs by hosts Pakistan, who have moved to...
Confidence in the stability of Sri Lanka’s financial system has improved in the first half of 2025, according to the latest Systemic Risk Survey conducted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). The survey results, based on responses...
The Ministry of Justice and National Integration has announced the appointment of a committee to examine the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The committee will be chaired by President’s Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and is set to begin...
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has issued an urgent appeal to all rooftop solar users across Sri Lanka, requesting the voluntary disconnection of their systems between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM daily until 21 April. The request comes in...
The appointment of members to the committee investigating allegations against Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon is scheduled for next week, according to reports. Speaker of Parliament has reportedly notified the Chief Justice and other relevant parties in writing regarding...