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EU leaders announce further sanctions against Russia

European Union leaders are putting on a united front after a six-hour meeting during which they agreed on a second package of economic and financial sanctions on Russia. The EU Council president accuses Russia of using ?fake pretexts and bad excuses? for justifying its invasion of Ukraine and says sanctions will hurt the government. The legal texts for the sanctions agreed on are expected to be finalised overnight and be submitted for approval to EU foreign affairs ministers Friday. EU Commis

25 Feb, 2022

Catholic Church in Sri Lanka decides to seek international assistance

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka says it has no option but to seek international assistance in the push for justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks. The?Catholic Bishops? Conference said that more than 1000 days have passed since the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has appealed to the Government time and again in all its statements and the recent Pastoral Letter of 14th January 2022 to bring before the Courts of Justice all res

25 Feb, 2022

Sri Lanka bracing for major impact from Ukraine crisis?

By Easwaran Rutnam? Sri Lanka is bracing for what could be a major impact to the already unstable economy as a result of the crisis in Ukraine.? Russia?s military operation in Ukraine is expected to hit Sri Lanka?s tourism sector as well as tea exports and the purchasing of oil. Foreign Secretary Admiral Jayanath Colombage said that the most number of tourists to Sri Lanka arrived from Russia and Ukraine in the recent past. He said that Sri Lanka is expecting arrivals from those countries to

26 Feb, 2022