Nepals rapper-mayor Balendra Shah poised to become prime minister
After Nepal’s historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, a ...
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Assets worth Rs. 20M belonging to fugitive underworld figure Kudu Salindu frozen
Assets worth nearly Rs. 20 million belonging to notorious underworld figure and drug kingpin Salindu Malshitha Gunaratne, also known as ...
European countries to deploy military assets to Cyprus after Iranian attack on UK base
Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands will send naval assets to protect Cyprus in the coming days, Rome’s Defence Minister ...
US says Iran firing fewer missiles, US strikes to expand inland
Iran is firing fewer missiles than it did at the start of the war on Feb 28, the top US ...
Iran says will hit all Mideast economic hubs if US-Israeli attacks persist
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard general warned Tuesday that continued US-Israeli attacks would see Iran conduct reprisals against “all economic centres” ...
Commercial port in Oman targeted in drone attack – state news
In Oman, a fuel tank at the Port of Duqm has been targeted in a drone attack, according to the ...
Ex-President Mahinda urges swift end to Middle East conflict
March 2, 2026 06:39 ...
Lanka IOC confirms adequate fuel stocks islandwide; Public urged to avoid panic buying
Lanka IOC has announced that adequate stocks of petrol and diesel are currently available at all supply locations across the ...
Sri Lanka offers temporary visa extension amid Middle Eastbound flight cancellations
In view of the cancellation of Middle East–bound flights effective from 28 February 2026, passengers who are unable to depart ...
90-day detention order to question ex-intelligence chief Suresh Sallay
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has obtained a 90-day detention order to question former state intelligence chief Major General (Retd) ...
