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Iran, US signal possible easing in nuclear tensions

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Tehran and Washington signalled a possible softening in nuclear tensions on Wednesday (Sep 24), with Iran insisting it has no ambitions to build nuclear weapons and the US expre... Read More


Three dead and four injured in head-on collision between lorry and van in Thalawa

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Three individuals have died and four others have been injured in a head-on collision between a lorry and a van in the Thalawa-Mirigama junction along the Kurunegala-Anuradhapura... Read More


Three dead, four injured in lorry-van collision in Thalawa

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A head-on collision involving a lorry and a van has resulted in the death of three persons in Thalawa along the Kurunegala-Anuradhapura main road, Police stated. Four others ha... Read More


Sri Lanka, UN discuss engagement of troops in peacekeeping operations

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A high-level United Nations delegation met the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence yesterday (24) to discuss enhancing collaboration in international peacekeeping missions and ... Read More


Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects western recognitions of Palestinian State

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The recent recognitions by some Western nations of a Palestinian state will not "bind Israel in any way," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. "A Pales... Read More


President meets Australian and Portuguese leaders in New York

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held bilateral discussions with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New ... Read More


UN chief stresses need to ensure human control of AI over use of force

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday stressed the importance of ensuring human control of artificial intelligence (AI) over the use of force. "Let us be clear: hu... Read More


Policy framework on digital transformation in education sector to be submitted to cabinet by March 2026

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Officials of the task force for digital transformation in education presented a plan, indicating that by March 2026, it is expected to submit the policy framework related to the... Read More


Heavy showers above 100mm expected in parts of the island today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Heavy falls of about 100 mm are likely a... Read More


President Anura Kumara, Pakistan PM agree to boost bilateral ties at UNGA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, reaffirming the longstanding good... Read More