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Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-seated parliament late Tuesday and called for general elections on Nov 14.

Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has resigned on Monday, a day after Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a presidential election.

A win will hand Sajith Premadasa the top job more than 30 years after his father was assassinated while holding the same post.

Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman.

39 candidates filed nomination papers by the deadline for the Sept. 21 vote in the crisis-hit nation.

Namal Rajapaksa said he would hold talks with 92 parliamentarians who recently declared support for Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Men are being lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine with often false promises of salaries and benefits, a minister said.

The fishermen of both countries have occasionally violated the pact on the waters around the uninhabited island, called Katchatheevu.

The victims killed were a 35-year-old woman and her children aged 7, 4, 2 and 2 months, as well as a who was an acquaintance of the family.

Israel said it will bring in the foreign workers from India, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan to resume construction stalled since Oct. 7

The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for content that a five-member commission considers illegal.

The scare came after N. Korea fired off more than 200 shells a few miles from the island, and still more over the weekend.

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Manchester United plans to build a new 100,000-seat stadium next to the existing Old Trafford, the club announces.

Meta is working with Taiwan-based chip manufacturer TSMC to produce the chip, according to sources.

Russia has two strategically important military bases in Syria, which it is hoping to retain in the wake of Assad's fall.

Elon Musk says he is running his businesses "with great difficulty" while working with the Trump administration.

Before becoming president, Rodrigo Duterte earned the nicknames "The Punisher" and "Duterte Harry" for his violent anti-drug crackdown.

A MACC source said 23 other witnesses have also been identified and would be summoned to give their statements soon.

With a growing demand for sleep tourism and wellness travel, Westin aims to solidify its position as a leader in holistic hospitality.

Tunku Nashrul Abaidah says the government has high confidence in local expertise to face cybersecurity challenges.

Rodrigo Duterte was arrested upon his arrival at a Manila airport and the ex-leader is now in custody, the office of the president said.