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July 4, 2025 6:05 PM
Major Asian markets ended mixed today as investors awaited details on trade deals ahead of US President Donald Trump’s deadline for higher tariffs next week. South Korea's Kospi index dropped almost two per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined over 0.6 per cent, and Singapore's Straits Times...
July 4, 2025 3:52 PM
The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved presenting the 2026 Appropriation Bill to Parliament in October this year. The Budget speech is scheduled for November, followed by debate in November and December. The Budget will align with the “Rich Country - Beautiful Country” policy vision and th...
July 4, 2025 3:44 PM
Sri Lanka Customs has collected over 1 trillion Sri Lankan rupees in revenue during the first six months of 2025, putting it on track to surpass the government’s annual revenue target of Rs. 2.115 trillion. Addressing a media briefing in Colombo on Thursday, Customs Spokesperson and Addit...
July 4, 2025 3:36 PM
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), one of India’s largest steel producers, has inaugurated its Representative Office in Dubai. Steel and Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy inaugurated SAIL’s first international office in West Asia, marking a significant step in its global expansion...
July 4, 2025 3:24 PM
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to send letters to various countries outlining the tariffs they will be required to pay. The letters could begin circulating as early as today, with the July 9 deadline just days away. President Trump said the letters will detail the exact amounts each n...
July 4, 2025 1:07 PM
An intense early summer heatwave sweeping across Europe has claimed at least eight lives and forced health authorities to issue widespread alerts. The soaring temperatures have also disrupted energy operations, prompting nuclear power plants in Switzerland and France to reduce output or shut down co...
July 4, 2025 10:25 AM
Russia said yesterday that it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow saw good prospects to develop ties and would continue to support Kabu...
July 4, 2025 8:55 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the campaign against Ukraine will continue till all the objectives are achieved. Putin said this during a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, yesterday. Briefing reporters after an hour-long phone conversation between the ...
July 4, 2025 8:40 AM
The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to deport the eight men who have been held for weeks at an American military base in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan. Most of the men are from countries including Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba and Myanmar. Just one is from South S...
July 3, 2025 5:42 PM
In the US, four people were killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting late last night in Chicago’s River North neighbourhood. Media reports said, at least three victims remain in critical condition. The shooting occurred outside a restaurant and lounge that was hosting an album release part...
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