International

March 21, 2025 8:55 PM

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Sudanese Army Recaptures Presidential Palace in Major Victory Over RSF

The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a highly symbolic battlefield victory over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s catastrophic civil war. An officer wearing a captain’s epaulettes announced the takeover of the palace in a vi...

March 21, 2025 9:10 PM

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Fire Knocks Out Power at Heathrow, Disrupts 1,350 Flights

The fire near Heathrow Airport in London that knocked out power to one of the world's busiest airports is now under control. The London Fire Brigade has informed this. The closure of the airport would last until midnight. Hundreds of thousands of passengers faced flight cancellations after a fire kn...

March 21, 2025 7:44 PM

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Sri Lanka Hosts Tyagaraja Aradhana, Celebrating Carnatic Music Legacy

In Sri Lanka, the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre held a festival of Carnatic music, the Tyagaraja Aradhana, at Saraswati Hall in Colombo. The festival is an annual aradhana of Telugu saint composer Tyagaraja. Saint Tyagaraja attained Jeeva Samadhi in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. The aradhana...

March 21, 2025 4:47 PM

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Sri Lanka: 107 Parties, 49 Independents File Nominations for 2025 Local Polls

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has revealed that 107 registered political parties and 49 independent groups have submitted their nominations. The acceptance of nominations for the 2025 local government election concluded yesterday. Approximately 8,500 individuals across 340 councils are set to be e...

March 21, 2025 2:44 PM

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Sri Lanka Eases Import Rules to Release Vehicles Stuck at Customs

The Sri Lankan government has amended key import regulations to facilitate the release of vehicles held at Sri Lanka Customs. A special Gazette notification, issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Finance Minister yesterday, simplifies procedures.   The amendments address concerns raised by...

March 21, 2025 1:58 PM

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International Day of Forests being celebrated with theme ‘Forests & Food’

International Day of Forests is being celebrated today. The theme for this year is "Forests and Food"-emphasizing the vital link between healthy forests and global food security. The United Nations declared March 21 as the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. Since then the day has been celeb...

March 21, 2025 1:12 PM

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South Korea: Opposition parties introduce motion to impeach Acting President Choi

In South Korea, the opposition parties today raised a motion to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok, escalating the country’s ongoing political turmoil. The Democratic Party, which holds a parliamentary majority, accused Mr. Choi of repeatedly vetoing bills and blocking the appointment of a liber...

March 21, 2025 11:36 AM

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Israel continues ground operations in Gaza as Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv

Hamas has launched rockets at Tel Aviv, marking its first known response since Israel resumed military operations in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said one rocket was intercepted, while the other two landed in uninhabited areas. Meanwhile, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry reported that at le...