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April 1, 2025 10:46 PM

PM Modi’s Sri Lanka Visit; weaving a new chapter India-Sri Lanka relations

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka from this week, marks a crucial moment in the evolving relationship between the two nations. The Indian leader has made three visits to the island nation, in 2015, 2017 and the most recent in 2019. The first two visits involved major bila...

April 1, 2025 9:55 PM

NATO countries prepare to counter military threats from Russia

    Finland today said the NATO member country is planning to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3 per cent of GDP by 2029. The country said, it is taking the steps in response to the evolving military threat from Russia. Talking to r...

April 1, 2025 7:48 PM

Israeli airstrike kills 4 in Lebanon violating ceasefire

In Lebanon, four people were killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, putting further pressure on a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Lebanon's Health Ministry said, the strike also injured seven people. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) an...

April 1, 2025 6:25 PM

Iceland: Authorities evacuate Blue Lagoon as lava spews

Iceland evacuated the town of Grindavik and the nearby Blue Lagoon today as a volcano started spewing lava, the eighth eruption to hit the region since the end of 2023. Icelandic authorities began the evacuations this morning after magma flows and a series of small earthquakes in the region indica...

April 1, 2025 5:59 PM

Malaysia: 100 injured in pipeline explosion in Kuala Lumpur

    In Malaysia, 100 people were injured after a fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by the country's state energy firm Petronas near the capital Kuala Lumpur today. Media reports said that around 60 people were hospitalized for burns, breathing difficulties or other injuries. Selangor sta...

April 1, 2025 5:35 PM

US set to announce tariffs on nations imposing duties on American goods

US President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs on all nations that impose duties on American goods. The tariff announcement will reveal which countries and sectors the Trump administration will target as it tries to reduce a 1.2 trillion dollar global goods trade deficit. Speaking to reporters...

April 1, 2025 3:59 PM

Myanmar Earthquake: Death toll rises to 2719; Rescue Op Brahma in full swing

In Myanmar, the death toll in last week's devastating earthquake has crossed 2,700. Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing in a televised address today said, the death toll has reached 2,719 in the powerful earthquake and is expected to rise to more than three thousand. He said 4,521 people wer...

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