International Affairs

ISLAMABAD - Authorities in Afghanistan said Tuesday an intelligence-led security operation had killed a key al-Qaida leader in a western region close to the Iranian border.

කොවිඩ් ආසාදිතයින් ඉක්මනින් හඳුනාගැනීම සඳහා භාවිත කළ හැකි “ක්ෂණික ප්‍රතිදේහජනක පරීක්ෂණ කට්ටල” ලක්ෂයක් ලෝක සෞඛ්‍ය සංවිධානය විසින් මෙරටට පරිත්‍යාග කර ඇත.

කොවිඩ් වසංගතය පාලනය සඳහා ඇඳිරි නීතිය ප්‍රකාශයට පත්කොට දින 10කට වඩා නගර වසා දැමීම නොකළ යුතු බව ලෝක සෞඛ්‍ය සංවිධානය රජයට දැනුම් දී තිබේ.

NEW DELHI - Taking a trek in the Himalayan mountains on the weekend or before starting work is not unusual for 28-year-old information technology professional Divyen Jain. It’s a significant change from his life in India’s information technology hub of Bengaluru, where, like millions of others, he was cloistered indoors as “work from home” became the new norm after the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW DELHI - Local residents of her ancestral village blew up firecrackers, her maternal uncle fielded endless calls from reporters in his New Delhi home, while ordinary Indians were elated that Kamala Harris, who is of part Indian origin, has beaten high odds to make history in the United States as the projected vice president.

අමෙරිකානු ජනාධිපතිවරණයේ ඡන්ද ගණනය කිරීමේ කටයුතු තවමත් සිදු වනවා.

Over 570 war ships from 29 countries visited Sri Lanka between 2008 to 2020, Foreign Secretary, Admiral Jayanath Colombage said.

WASHINGTON - Democrat Joe Biden, the projected winner of the long and contentious U.S. presidential election over Republican President Donald Trump, moved quickly Sunday to start preparations to take over the U.S. government when he is inaugurated January 20 and reverse some key Trump policies.

Today, Customs will return 17 containers filled with garbage to the United Kingdom, which had been illegally imported to Sri Lanka, an official said yesterday.

PENTAGON - U.S. President Donald Trump Monday announced via Twitter that he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper.

While congratulating US President elect Joe Biden, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he looks forward to working closely with Biden to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries.

The British High Commission in Colombo hosted a virtual showcase of Sri Lankan trade and investment opportunities this week, showcasing opportunities and experiences from UK businesses in the country.

The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows.

Joe Biden has said he wants to restore the soul of the United States, vowing "not to divide but unify" the country, in his first speech as president-elect.

A lockdown in Denmark began Friday as officials ordered millions of minks - farmed for their fur - to be destroyed after a mutated variation of COVID-19 was discovered on more than 200 farms in the region.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka.

After nearly 50 years in public office, and a lifetime of presidential ambitions, Joe Biden has captured the White House.

Democratic candidate Joe Biden continues to build on the razor-thin leads he gained early Friday over Republican President Donald Trump in the states of Georgia and Pennsylvania, where vote counting continues. While those races are still too close call, Biden is strongly positioned to win the U.S. presidential election.