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DR Congo military plane crash kills 17, including two senior generals
DR Congo military plane crashes at Kenge; toll revised to 17 including two senior generals. Aircraft from Kikwit.
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Iran offers to reopen Hormuz in seven days; Trump said to have rejected it
Foreign Minister Araghchi says the strait could reopen within a week if Washington meets the June MOU terms. The WSJ reports Trump has turned the offer down.
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Canadian border officers seize 57kg of drugs bound for Sri Lanka at Toronto airport
CBSA seizes 44kg hashish, 13kg cocaine at Toronto airport headed for Sri Lanka. One arrested September 3.
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India targets 350 kmph homegrown bullet train as Mumbai-Ahmedabad costs double
India's Union Cabinet approves Rs 2 lakh crore for 508km high-speed rail line. B35 trainset to rival Japan's E10.
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France sends troops to Yanbu as Saudi allies weigh action against Houthis
France deploying troops to a Red Sea oil terminal as Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs prepare action against Houthi attacks.
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Tamil Nadu group petitions Sri Lanka's Chennai mission over Anojan's death sentence
Hindu Munnani submitted a petition at the Deputy High Commission in Nungambakkam seeking revocation of the sentence, and also sought Indian intervention.
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Online campaign targets actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan over Eelam Tamil identity
Sinhala nationalist pages urged followers to one-star her Netflix film on IMDb, some supplying AI prompts to generate reviews, Tamil Guardian reports.
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UN coordinator says shared goals matter more as multilateralism weakens
Diplomats, UN officials and civil society marked SDG Flag Day at the Netherlands Embassy in Colombo, assessing Sri Lanka's progress towards the 2030 Agenda.
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Sri Lanka China Society marks 45 years with pledge to revive its programme
The civil society body founded in 1981 celebrated its anniversary at the BMICH, with its president promising a regular calendar of meetings and seminars.
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Sri Lanka and Indonesia hold first political consultations, sign dialogue MoU
The inaugural round in Colombo opened with an MoU creating a standing framework for talks between the two foreign ministries.
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Chinese envoy marks PRC's 77th anniversary in Colombo, points to two 2027 milestones
Ambassador Wei Huaxiang told a Colombo reception that 2027 brings 70 years of diplomatic ties and 75 years of the Rubber-Rice Pact.
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Trump threatens to annihilate Iran at the UN, then confirms his envoys met Iranian officials
US and Iranian officials meet at UN General Assembly sidelines. Tehran says it could reopen Strait of Hormuz within seven days if blockade is lifted.
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Met Office: this El Niño has now surpassed every previous event on record
Central Pacific sea-surface temperatures have passed all previous El Niño levels weeks before the event peaks, Britain's Met Office says.
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Foreign Minister Herath sends condolences to Dubai over death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Vijitha Herath said on X he was deeply saddened by the death of the Dubai ruler's younger brother, who died on 21 September at the age of 76.
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Cabinet approves five-year consultations MoU with Indonesia
The agreement sets up a standing mechanism for regular bilateral talks, ahead of the 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka–Indonesia diplomatic relations in 2027.
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Sri Lankan troops train on Russian soil for the first time as 'Wolverine Path II' opens in Primorye
Seventy-five Sri Lanka Army personnel flew out of Mattala on 16 September. Russia's defence ministry says the drills centre on special forces and strike
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Bar Association signs cooperation agreement with the Law Council of Australia
Rajeev Amarasuriya and Tania Wolff signed on the sidelines of the 39th LAWASIA conference in Seoul. The Australian body represents over 107,000 lawyers.
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Sri Lankan MPs return from SCO traditional medicine forum in China and Commonwealth conference in Cape Town
The Speaker addressed the SCO forum in Nanchang, while MP Sugath Wasantha de Silva won the CPA New Parliamentarian Award 2026 in South Africa.
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Amber lightning advisory for Uva, the East and three northern districts
Met Department warns of severe lightning in Uva, Eastern Province, Mullaittivu, Vavuniya and Polonnaruwa until 11.30 p.m.
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Bachelet quits UN chief race after one 'encourage' vote — the rights chief who scrutinised Sri Lanka
Michelle Bachelet withdrew after a third straw poll gave her one encourage vote to 11 discourage. She led the OHCHR reporting on Sri Lanka from 2018 to 2022.
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Sri Lanka pitches blue-economy cooperation with China at Qingdao marine forum
Sri Lanka pledges to deepen marine research and blue-economy ties with China while maintaining its non-aligned foreign policy.
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Iran sets seven conditions for talks with Washington — but names only six
Security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Tehran sent its terms to the US via Qatar. Daily Mirror reports seven conditions; the quoted list contains six.
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20 Sri Lankans deported from Kuwait over visa violations arrive at Katunayake
The group had left contracted workplaces for unauthorised jobs and was remanded in Kuwait. The SLBFE met them at BIA with cash assistance and transport home.
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CENTCOM says Hormuz traffic is at a six-month high, and its own numbers are hard to square
CENTCOM claims Hormuz traffic at a six-month high with clear shipping lanes, but independent trackers document a fraction of the claimed volume.