President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on goods from Brazil—the highest rate he has announced since he began ...

President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, ...

A family member of Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested by the country's anti-graft body on Friday (June 27, 2025), officials said.

Nishantha Wickramasingha, brother-in-law of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested on corruption charges linked to his tenure as SriLankan Airlines Chairman. Accusations include ...

President Anura Kumara Disanayake met with former President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, this afternoon (26) at the Presidential Secretariat. Mr. Mbeki, who is on his first visit ...

For Sri Lanka’s neighborhood and the broader international community, the new leader’s foreign policy stance will be important. Sri Lanka is after all a strategically important player for both ...

He said he was nominated as the IGP by the former President after this briefing. Tennekoon also revealed that he was offered the post of Security Advisor for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a monthly ...

Sri Lanka plans to discuss strategies with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lure foreign investment, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday, in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean ...

COLOMBO, (REUTERS) – Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on September 23, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families ...