One person shot dead in Kandy, another injured

Carney?s Liberals win narrow victory in Canada?s election

The Liberal Party has won the federal election in Canada, culminating a process marked by U.S. President Donald Trump threats on a trade war and of making the country the 51st American state. With this result, the Liberal Party’s leader and current prime minister, Mark Carney, will remain in the job, and will form a new government with a new cabinet. It’s still unclear if the liberals will have a majority in the Parliament or whether they will need to look for alliances with other parties. Ca

29 Apr, 2025

Huge blast at key Iranian port kills 14 and injures more than 750

At least 14 people have been killed and 750 injured in a massive explosion at one of Iran’s key ports, authorities say. The blast took place at Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, near the southern city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday morning. It blew out windows and roofs of nearby buildings and destroyed cars. Residents reported feeling the impact of the blast up to 50km (31 miles) away. Videos verified by the BBC show a fire growing in intensity before a huge explosion, with

27 Apr, 2025

IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka on fourth review

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lanka reached a staff-level agreement on the Fourth Review of Sri Lanka?s reform program supported by the IMF?s 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. The EFF was approved by the IMF Executive Board for a total amount of SDR 2.3 billion (about US$3 billion) on March 20, 2023. ?The staff-level agreement is subject to IMF Executive Board approval, contingent on: (i) the implementation of prior actions relating to restoring electricity cos

25 Apr, 2025