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August 12, 2025 10:49 AM
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will depart for a three-day visit to the US on August 24, marking his first visit to the US since he took office in early June. He will meet US President Donald Trump to discuss ways to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and coordinate on denuclearisation, w...
August 12, 2025 9:43 AM
The US and China have agreed to extend their trade truce until November 10, just hours before new tariffs were set to take effect today. In a joint statement, both countries said they will pause the planned tariff increases for another 90 days. The US will delay raising tariffs to 145 perce...
August 11, 2025 9:35 PM
The Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies at the University of Kelaniya has, for the first time, inaugurated a special exhibition dedicated to Vāstuśāstra, the ancient Indian science of architecture. Organised in collaboration with the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre of the High Commission...
August 11, 2025 8:14 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a telephonic conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr Modi heard Mr Zelenskyy's perspectives on recent developments. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, he conveyed India’s consistent position on the need for an early and peaceful...
August 11, 2025 7:48 PM
Major Asian markets settled mixed today. China’s Shanghai Composite Index added over 0.3 per cent, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose almost 0.2 per cent. On the other side, Singapore’s Straits Times dipped 0.17 per cent while South Korea’s Kospi ended marginally down by 0.1 per cent. Market in ...
August 11, 2025 7:41 PM
Crude oil prices rose over half per cent, after falling more than four per cent last week, as investors looked ahead to talks between the US and Russia later this week on the war in Ukraine. Brent Crude was trading over 0.6 per cent up at 67 dollars per barrel, and WTI Crude was also trading 0.6 per...
August 11, 2025 7:08 PM
In a significant step towards solidarity with its Indo-Pacific partners, the Indian mission handed over five metric tonnes of cowpea seeds as humanitarian assistance to the Fijian government today. This was the first tranche of the seeds sent to Fiji. Sharing the information on X, the India...
August 11, 2025 6:13 PM
Balochistan today observed its 78th Independence Day, continuing an annual tradition that defies what Baloch human rights groups call Pakistan's illegal occupation of the region. The Baloch struggle for independence has significant historical origins, starting in 1947 when the princely state of Kala...
August 11, 2025 4:49 PM
More than 15,000 residents in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have been evacuated following Torrential rains. According to the municipal meteorological department, heavy downpours hit 16 districts and counties in Chongqing today. The municipal meteorological observatory and hydrolo...
August 11, 2025 4:11 PM
India has strongly condemned the remarks of Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir on potential Nuclear threat. In a statement, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal has said that India has already made it clear that it will not give in to any nuclear blackmail. He said that New...
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