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Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake expressed interest in joining BRICS in a letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin in October.

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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.

Millions of US govt workers face a deadline to tell Trump administration whether they will accept a buyout offer or remain in their jobs.

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Palestinian Authority estimates immediate funding needs of $6.5 billion for temporary housing for Gaza's more than two million people.

My administration will not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes, says US President Donald Trump.

Defence Minister says his plan would include exit options via land crossings, as well as special arrangements for departure by sea and air.

The Senate has no choice but to process the impeachment complaint, says Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Police say a security guard saved the pilot by pulling him from the burning aircraft, about 100 meters from the landing site.

Foreign Minister says M'sia will lead efforts to streamline Timor-Leste's ASEAN membership, ensuring compliance with 88 agreements.

The laws will impose minimum jail sentences between 12 months for less serious hate crimes, such as giving a Nazi salute in public.