The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the Fifth Review of Sri Lanka’s reform program supported by the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, his office said on Wednesday, adding that a majority of lawmakers were against holding a snap parliamentary ele ...

Leo, the first U.S. pope, was handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of deportation under the Trump administration’s policies during the meeting, which included bishops and ...

Country singer Dolly Parton sought to reassure fans about her health on Wednesday (Oct 8) after comments by her sister stoked concern that the Grammy winner was near death. “I ain’t dead yet,” Parton, ...

Five Indian boats along with 47 fishermen taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Navy in seas off Talaimannar and Delft Island.

Google will serve as the official cloud provider of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and has joined LA28 as a founding partner, organisers said on Wednesday, in a deal that also exten ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement in the Gaza Strip. “I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ...

A fire broke has broken out at a tea factory in Nallathanniya at approximately 1:00 a.m. today (9). According to Ada Derana correspondent, the fire spread to the storage area where tea leaves were ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to reach billionaire status, according to the latest Billionaires Index, which has valued the Portugal great’s net worth at an estimated $1.4bn. The ...

A total of 47 Indian fishermen have been apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy for poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Five boats have also been taken into custody in seas off Talaimannar and Delft Island, the ...

Oil prices fell in early trade on Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza, weighing on oil’s war risk premium and pushing investors to sell ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday. “This means that ALL ...