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by SK Samaranayake The rapid decline of Sri Lanka’s tamed elephant population has posed a serious challenge to the continuation of the country’s traditional Perahera festivals, Diyawadana Nilame…
Text and Pic by S. K. Samaranayake Heavy rainfall in the Kandy District has caused the Mahaweli River to rise rapidly, with floodwaters sweeping away machinery deployed for repairs to the damaged…
Monday 3rd August, 2026 Saturday’s riot at the Mahara prison came as no surprise. It became obvious after the Negombo prison uprising, which claimed the lives of 22 inmates and 10 officers during two…
By Steve Holland, Menna AlaaElDin and Yasmine Ghania ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline…
By Steve Holland, Elwely Elwelly and Parisa Hafezi ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans for any meetings…
The US president says Gulf allies and Tehran urged him to delay planned strikes.
