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January 30, 2025 12:00 PM
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In Sri Lanka, Local Government elections will be held in April. Cabinet spokesman Dr Nalinda Jayatissa told reporters yesterday that the dates for the polls will be announced soon. The minister said that Sthe peaker has received the Supreme Court determination on the draft Bill regarding the ...
January 30, 2025 11:56 AM
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Israel and Hamas are poised to conduct their third hostage-prisoner exchange today, as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement aimed at de-escalating the Gaza conflict. The exchange will see the release of three Israeli captives identified by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office alongside five ...
January 30, 2025 11:43 AM
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In the US, a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and defence officials. President Donald Trump said that he has...
January 30, 2025 11:39 AM
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The Israeli authorities are set to release 110 Palestinian prisoners today as part of a prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club's announcement, these prisoners are expected to reach the Radana area of Ramallah around this afternoon. T...
January 30, 2025 8:00 AM
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US President Donald Trump has announced plans to build a 30,000-bed migrant detention facility at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This new centre will be separate from the existing high-security prison and will house what Mr Trump called the worst criminal illegal aliens. The facili...
January 30, 2025 7:39 AM
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for intensified diplomatic efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the deaths of 13 South African peacekeepers. The South African troops, part of the Southern African Development Commun...
January 30, 2025 1:10 PM
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Democratic US lawmaker Ro Khanna has announced that Republican colleague Rich McCormick will join him as the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India, replacing Mike Walz, who is now the National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump. Representatives Andy Barr and Marc Veasey wi...
January 29, 2025 9:41 PM
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A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State today crashed killing 20 people. An official said, the plane crashed at the Unity oilfield airport this morning as it was heading to the capital Juba. Officials said the passengers were oil workers of the Greater Pioneer Operating ...
January 29, 2025 9:37 PM
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In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina's Awami League Party has announced a series of protest programmes in February, including Blockade and a nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal on 18 February. According to a post on the social media platform 'X' from Awami League’s verified account on Wednesday, the party will b...
January 29, 2025 6:35 PM
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In Nepal, several programs were organised nationwide, offering tributes to those who laid down their lives on Martyrs Day . On the occasion, President Ramchandra Paudel said that moving ahead towards fulfilling the aspiration for development and prosperity alone would be a true tribute to the martyr...
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