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Foreign Minister Herath sends Independence Day greetings to India and Pakistan
Vijitha Herath congratulated counterparts S. Jaishankar and Mohammad Ishaq Dar in separate posts on X, citing friendship with both South Asian neighbours.
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No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka after magnitude 7.7 quake hits Indonesia
The Met Department says coastal areas are safe after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Flores Island early Saturday. Indonesia's death toll has since risen to at least 47.
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No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka after second Indonesian earthquake
The Met Department says Sri Lanka's coastline is safe after a 6.8-magnitude quake struck northern Sumatra, hours after a deadly 7.7 quake off Flores island.
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Trump floats declaring Hormuz US territory as Iran vows blockade will hold
Trump told a New York rally he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory and urged Americans to accept higher fuel prices. Tehran was defiant.
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UAE accuses Iran after two ADNOC vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Abu Dhabi says two ships linked to its state oil company were attacked on Thursday evening. No injuries were reported and Iran has not commented.
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Hormuz traffic near standstill as US says it can hold blockade indefinitely
Only two vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, ship-tracking data showed, as Washington threatened fresh economic measures against Iran next week.
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Sri Lanka is the most India-friendly country in Pew's 36-nation survey
Pew's Spring 2026 survey found 79% of Sri Lankans view India favourably — the highest of 36 countries, against a global median of 45%.
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Iran's Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi in September for the 18th BRICS Summit, hosted by India under its 2026 chairship.
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Thabo Mbeki Foundation and WDB Trust merge into single institution
The two South African bodies have consolidated as the Thabo and Zanele Mbeki Foundation, with a public launch set for November 2026.
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Araghchi rebuffs Trump's 'total control' claim over Hormuz
Iran's foreign minister said Washington had repeatedly miscalculated through intelligence failures, warning that 'worse than fake news is fake intelligence.'
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Eric Meyer Sworn In as New US Ambassador to Sri Lanka
Career diplomat Eric Meyer took the oath at the State Department in Washington, with Deputy Secretary Landau officiating, before taking up his Colombo post.
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Incheon overtakes Heathrow as world's busiest airport for international traffic
Incheon airport handled 38.4 million international passengers in H1 2026, overtaking Heathrow as world's busiest.
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Sri Lanka–Japan Friendship Association pledges further assistance in talks with President's Secretary
Japan Friendship Association delegation meets President's Secretary, pledges further assistance after providing ambulances.
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Sri Lankan student dies in Japan stabbing, compatriot arrested
Japanese police have arrested an 18-year-old Sri Lankan on suspicion of murder after a 21-year-old Sri Lankan student was fatally stabbed in Chiba Prefecture.
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Tamil Nadu minister to raise fishermen arrests with Delhi after Talaimannar seizure
Tamil Nadu fisheries minister to raise fishermen arrests with Delhi after Sri Lankan Navy detained nine Rameswaram fishermen.
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Sri Lanka's first disability rights report to be reviewed by UN committee
A delegation led by Minister Upali Pannilage will face the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva on August 14.
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Premachandran urges immediate DNA testing of Chemmani remains
The DTNA spokesperson says forensic work on the 500-plus sets already exhumed should begin now rather than wait for the excavation to finish.
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Congo's Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest on record, WHO warns
Over 2,000 dead in the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record; WHO warns it could eclipse the 2014-16 West Africa epidemic.
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New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
Four crew and two rescuers were killed in a Red Sea attack as Tehran said the Strait of Hormuz stays shut until Washington accepts its terms.
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Zhu Rongji, the premier who steered China into the WTO, dies at 97
The former Chinese premier, who forced through an overhaul of state industry and secured China's 2001 WTO accession, died of illness in Beijing.
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New Chinese Ambassador Wei Huaxiang arrives in Colombo
Wei Huaxiang landed at Katunayake to take up his post, calling his appointment by President Xi Jinping a great honour and pledging deeper cooperation.
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Colombia earthquake death toll passes 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
Death toll from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia has passed 250, with more than 100 aftershocks recorded and rescuers searching for survivors.
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Iran says Hormuz pact with Oman is in final stages as Houthis hit Saudi refinery
Araqchi says the Oman shipping-lane pact is in its final stages, but reopening Hormuz still hinges on US compensation and an end to sanctions.
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90% of mine-contaminated land cleared, ministry says as Pike meets minister
Sri Lanka has cleared about 90% of its landmine-contaminated land and aims to be mine-free within four years, with 20.8 sq km of difficult terrain left.