House Democrats pushed forward Wednesday (17) with a procedural move that could force a vote to increase the debt limit should negotiations between President Joe Biden and Republicans collapse, moving despite signs of progress in the…
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Rugby's world governing body said on Wednesday (17) it has suspended Sri Lanka and banned it from all tournaments until the island's government ends "interference" in the game's administration
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A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday (17) ordered the lifting of the overseas travel ban on former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
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In May 18, Tamils in Sri Lanka will mark Mullivaikkal Memorial Day, in remembrance of those who died in the final stages of the country’s brutal civil war that ended in 2009. Thousands of Tamil civilians were killed when the Sri Lankan army…
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Sri Lanka has taken steps to establish housing projects exclusively for expatriate workers, officials said on Tuesday (16)
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Sri Lanka’s main opposition party the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will wholeheartedly support early presidential elections, SJB leader Sajith Premadasa said after his party endorsed him as its presidential candidate
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday (15) emerged from his toughest election test unbowed and in strong position to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule by another five years in a historic May 28 runoff
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The two opposition parties that won the largest share of the vote in Thailand’s general election over the weekend said Monday (15) that they had agreed to form a coalition government. It remained unclear, however, whether the ruling junta…
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The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party on Monday (15) dismissed rumours that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa would be reappointed as the prime minister of the cash-strapped island nation
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took an early lead on Sunday (14) in a landmark election that could extend his two-decade grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course
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