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Sri Lanka and Bhutan explore legal education exchanges at JSW Law
PM Amarasuriya visits Bhutan's JSW Law to discuss legal education exchanges and faculty collaboration.
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Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself
The White House posted a map marking the waterway "Trump Strait". Iran still says the chokepoint is closed and under its control.
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WMO says El Niño near certain to run to February 2027 and will turn 'very strong'
The UN climate agency puts the odds of El Niño persisting into February 2027 at nearly 100%, with Guterres warning the planet is in the danger zone.
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Xi urges new Middle East security framework on Egypt visit
Xi calls for Middle East security framework in Cairo, offering to help safeguard shipping lanes as Gulf states reassess US ties.
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South Asia's reefs recovered — but Sri Lanka's shelf declined
Global coral report shows South Asia up 16.2% but Sri Lanka's shelf declined. Gains driven by Maldives and Chagos, not locally.
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Japan hands over seven low-floor buses for the Metro Bus fleet
The buses, donated jointly by Japan and the people of Yokohama, join a Colombo service that runs 10 vehicles and is due to reach 121 by the end of September.
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Amarasuriya invokes Parakramabahu's water principle at Bhutan food summit
PM invokes Parakramabahu's water tanks at Bhutan's Global Food Systems Summit. Host PM asks why hunger persists amid global surplus.
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Cabinet formally approves the US$1 million donation to Nepal first pledged five days ago
Cabinet approves US$1 million humanitarian grant to Nepal following devastating floods exceeding 1,000 deaths.
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Keir Starmer to quit the Commons, triggering a by-election in Holborn and St Pancras
Former UK PM Keir Starmer to step down as MP after 11 years, triggering a Holborn by-election.
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Sri Lankan-origin family of four among 43 Australians missing in Nepal floods
Sri Lankan family of four missing in Nepal floods on Mount Kailash pilgrimage. Among 43 Australians unaccounted.
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Nepal turns to controlled blasts to open flooded hydropower tunnels holding 933 workers
An electricity authority official says 46 workers are believed alive in a tunnel chamber at Rasuwagadhi a week after the flood, with food and water inside.
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Iran offers to reciprocate if US returns to June deal, days after strikes resumed
Pezeshkian at SCO summit says Tehran would respond immediately if Washington honours interim nuclear deal memorandum.
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SCO leaders condemn the war on Iran in Bishkek Declaration signed at 26th summit
Xi, Putin, Modi and Sharif signed a declaration calling the US-Israeli strikes on Iran a violation of the UN Charter. Sri Lanka is an SCO dialogue partner.
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UN report puts 14 million people in South Asia's deltas at immediate risk from rising seas
A UN Secretary-General report names Kolkata, Mumbai and Dhaka. Sea level rose a record 5.9mm in 2024, the fastest in some regions in 4,000 years.
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US pounds southern Iran as Tehran hits bases in four countries in biggest exchange since July
The largest US-Iran exchange since July. Iran struck bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq; casualty counts for the Sirik wedding strike still diverge.
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US and Sri Lanka open Atlas Angel II disaster response exercise
Five-day joint exercise at SLAF Katunayake and Kandy brings together the Montana National Guard, US Pacific Air Forces and the Sri Lanka Air Force.
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Oil climbs above 3% through Monday after US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island
Brent crude rises 3% to $90.97 after US-Iran military strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and Middle East escalation.
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At least eight dead and 23 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
A catamaran carrying 267 people sank minutes after leaving Kyrenia on Sunday. Police have detained the captain and seven crew members.
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Ontario plants a 'Lake Ontario' billboard as Trump orders the lake renamed
Doug Ford unveiled a sign reading 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' after Trump ordered the lake renamed 'Lake America' in a tariff dispute.
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India steps up glacier monitoring as UN and Nepal warn of Himalayan climate risk
India has ordered monitoring of all glaciers and glacial lakes in Uttarakhand, as Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief warn of Himalayan risk.
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Nepal flood toll reaches 1,127, with four in five bodies recovered downstream
Nepal Police report 1,127 dead and 4,858 missing on Wednesday. Chitwan alone accounts for 348 bodies; Rasuwa, where the flood began, for 45.
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Rameshwaram fishermen launch indefinite strike over 18 held by the Sri Lanka Navy
Every mechanised boat at Rameshwaram port stayed in harbour on Sunday, and a hunger strike at Thangachimadam is set to begin on 1 September.
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Sri Lanka to send disaster relief teams to Nepal within days
Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara says security forces relief teams will deploy within days, though Nepal has not said it will accept them.
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India recovers seven bodies from rivers downstream of Nepal's flood zone
Four bodies were found in Maharajganj and three in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. They fall outside every toll so far published in Kathmandu.