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Sri Lanka’s left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president in first vote since 2022 mass protests

Left-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won the presidential election in Sri...

In a political paradigm shift, Sri Lanka leans to the left

Getty ImagesTigers and dragonsIt’s not just about domestic policies, either. The rise of the NPP and JVP is being keenly watched in India and...

Anura Dissanayake elected new Sri Lanka president: What is his stance on India? – Times of India

Sri Lanka has elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president, marking the first time in the country's history that a Marxist leader has...

‘We seek fresh start’: Marxist leader Dissanayake after winning Sri Lanka presidential polls – Times of India

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election, defeating incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Following his victory, Dissanayake called for national unity...

Four dead, 18 injured after mass shooting in nightlife area of Birmingham, Alabama

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the...

Businesswoman linked to Lebanon pager attack is now ‘in hiding’

A woman whose company is linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an attack on Hezbollah has gone into...

Police hunting for ‘multiple suspects’ after four die from gunshot wounds and 18 are injured in Alabama

Police are hunting for "multiple suspects" after four people died from gunshot...

Brandenburg election: Olaf Scholz’s SPD narrowly beats AfD – exit polls

Germany's chancellor appears to have narrowly dodged humiliation after exit polls suggested his party has held off the far right in his home state.Olaf...

Photos: Israeli forces raid and shut down Al Jazeera office in Ramallah

Israeli soldiers have raided the Al Jazeera office in the occupied West Bank and ordered the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign...

Four people killed and 20 injured in shooting in Birmingham, Alabama

Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and...

Joe Biden snaps at staff after making awkward blunder in front of world leaders

Joe Biden was caught on camera barking at staff during a tense moment as he addressed visiting world leaders.The 81-year-old president demanded: “Who’s next?”...

Vladimir Putin’s nuclear war warnings show he fears defeat in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear war are a form of “psychological warfare” designed to cover up his fears of defeat in Ukraine, David Lammy...

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