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Sydney, Australia — A mass shooting at Bondi Beach has left 11 people dead and 29 injured, including a child, during a Hanukkah celebration attended by more than 1,000 people.
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Ravindra Nath Soni, the fugitive Indian-origin businessman and prime accused in one of the United Arab Emirates’ largest investment frauds, has been arrested in India, bringing an end to an international manhunt that lasted nearly 18 months.
Read moreCOLOMBO – Sri Lanka is actively participating in IOWave25, a major multinational tsunami mock exercise involving 28 countries around the Indian Ocean Rim. The drill is a critical test of the nation’s early warning…
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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations (equivalent to the Holy See’s Foreign Minister), arrived in Sri Lanka today
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The Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) has announced the full restoration of Lanka Government Cloud (LGC) services following recent technical disruptions.
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Global: Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing backbone for millions of websites and apps, experienced a major outage last night, causing widespread disruptions across digital platforms and financial services.
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Liuyang, Hunan – October 17, 2025: China has officially entered the Guinness World Records with a jaw-dropping aerial performance featuring 15,947 synchronized drones, lighting up the night sky over Liuyang…
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In a thrilling showdown at the Second Stage of the 2025 Asia Rugby Men’s Sevens Series, Sri Lanka edged out China 19–14 to secure third place in the Cup category, marking a proud moment for the home team and its supporters.
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In a dramatic escalation of hostilities, Israel launched over 120 airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday, targeting what it claimed were Hamas military positions. The strikes come just days after a ceasefire agreement was brokered to end a 12-day conflict, raising serious concerns about the durability of the peace deal.
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Washington D.C., October 18 — In a thunderous address to a packed crowd at the ‘No Kings’ Rally in the U.S. capital, Senator Bernie Sanders delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump, declaring that “we don’t want you or any other king to rule us.”
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