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Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Edelweiss Air, a Swiss leisure airline, has scheduled two weekly flights between Zurich (Switzerland) and Colombo (Sri Lanka) for the winter season. The flights will arrive at Bandaranaike International...
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Fashion designer Michael Kors has donated USD 2.7 million to support school meal and nutrition programs in Sri Lanka through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The donation will expand the...
Friday, 18 July 2025
The Japan Times - A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply...
Monday, 14 July 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a big increase in defence spending, warning Europe's liberty is facing a "greater threat" than at any time since the end of World War Two.
In a...
Monday, 16 June 2025
Vraie Cally Balthazaar of the National People’s Power (NPP) has been elected as the new Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council, following a secret ballot held this morning.
Balthazaar received 61...
Thursday, 12 June 2025
An Air India flight bound for London’s Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, resulting in multiple...
Wednesday, 04 June 2025
Just hours after securing victory in South Korea’s presidential race, Lee Jae-myung delivered his inauguration speech on Wednesday, pledging to “unite the people” and heal national divisions.The...
Monday, 02 June 2025
China has accused the United States of "severely violating" the terms of a recently brokered trade truce, warning that it will take firm measures to protect its national interests.In a statement released...
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Sancharaka Udawa 2025, the country’s largest tourism exhibition, took place on the 23rd and 24th May in Colombo under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Jointly organised by the...
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Thousands of Palestinians have overrun an aid distribution site in Gaza set up by a controversial US and Israeli-backed group, a day after it began working there.
Videos showed crowds walking over torn-down...
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
The Trump administration has ordered U.S. embassies to halt new student visa appointments as it plans to expand social media vetting for applicants. In a memo, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the pause...
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin "absolutely crazy" after Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the 2022 invasion, killing at least 13 people. In a Truth Social post, Trump said,...
Monday, 26 May 2025
US President Donald Trump has said he is "not happy" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, following Moscow's largest aerial attack yet on Ukraine.
In a rare rebuke, Trump said: "What the hell...
Thursday, 22 May 2025
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) declared on Tuesday that Khartoum is “completely liberated” from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), following the capture of El Salha in Omdurman—site...
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
The UN says no aid has yet been distributed in Gaza despite aid lorries starting to cross the border after an 11-week blockade.
Israeli officials said 93 trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday, carrying aid including...
Monday, 19 May 2025
Abu Dhabi is gearing up to unveil Aion Sentia, the world’s first AI-powered cognitive city, by 2027. This ambitious project aims to revolutionise urban living through cutting-edge artificial intelligence...
Monday, 19 May 2025
Authorities have identified the suspect in a deadly car blast that targeted a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California as Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old man they said "had nihilistic ideations".
The...
Friday, 16 May 2025
The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, was lit up in red, white, and blue on Thursday evening in honour of U.S. President Donald Trump's official visit to the United Arab Emirates.
President...
Friday, 16 May 2025
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, a major U.S. policy shift ahead of an expected meeting with Syria's...
Friday, 16 May 2025
The top US diplomat Marco Rubio has said the US is "troubled" by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
His comments came as at least 114 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Thursday, health...
Monday, 08 June 2026 - 18:35
There was a time when sleek, unadorned surfaces and flat printed graphics defined what it meant to be...
Monday, 25 May 2026 - 17:57
Fashion is no longer shaped only by luxury designers and runway shows. Street style transformed everyday...
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 17:57
Fashion in earlier centuries was never just about clothing. Beneath the corsets, towering wigs, powdered...
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