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Norway finds 'Russian spy whale' off Arctic coast

A beluga whale found off Norway's coast wearing a special Russian harness was probably trained by the Russian navy, a Norwegian expert says. Marine biologist மேலும் படிக்க...

World community must continue to support development and reconciliation in Sri Lanka - Norway PM

Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg said the world community must continue to support peaceful development and reconciliation in Sri Lanka in the aftermath மேலும் படிக்க...

Saudi royal adviser missing in Khashoggi trial: officials

One of the two top Saudi royal officials linked to journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing has been absent in the closed-door trial of 11 suspects, multiple மேலும் படிக்க...

Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in US

Maria Butina, the only Russian arrested and convicted in the three-year investigation of Moscow’s interference in US politics, was sentenced on Friday to 18 மேலும் படிக்க...

US urges citizens to ‘reconsider travel’ to Sri Lanka over terror threat

The US State Department on Friday raised the level of its travel warning for Sri Lanka, urging citizens to reconsider visiting the island in the wake of a மேலும் படிக்க...

US driver targeted family because they looked Muslim

 A California man who deliberately drove into a crowd of people, injuring eight, did so because he thought they were Muslim, police said Friday. The driver, மேலும் படிக்க...

Full-scale assault on Syria’s Idlib “not expedient”: Putin

A full-scale assault against militants in Syria’s Idlib province “is not expedient now” and civilians’ security needs to be taken into account, Russian மேலும் படிக்க...

UK Foreign Office advises only essential travel

The UK Foreign Office has changed its travel advice to Sri Lanka to advise against all but essential travel, in light of the ongoing security operation and மேலும் படிக்க...

Scotland will prepare for a second independence vote regardless of UK: FM Nicola Sturgeon

Scotland will start preparing for an independence referendum before May 2021 without permission from London, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday. மேலும் படிக்க...

Sri Lankan police hold alleged trainer of suicide bombers

An Egyptian man arrested north of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday is alleged to have trained suicide bombers who carried out the Easter Sunday மேலும் படிக்க...