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Sri Lanka Supreme Court Stops Land Grab From War-Affected Tamils
Sri Lanka's top court halted a government move to acquire land in northern regions still reeling from the consequences 16 years after the end of a decades-long civil war.
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Opinion | India In 2024: The Great Balancing
At a time when the Middle East is riven with various fault lines and sits on the precipice of a region-wide war, New Delhi's ability to maintain close ties with all the key stakeholders speaks volumes about its diplomatic success.
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Watch: Mohammed Siraj Claims Wicket After Heated Exchange With Sri Lanka Star. Virat Kohli Does This
Mohammed Siraj was involved in a war of words with Sri Lanka's Kusal Medis during the India vs Sri Lanka third ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Ex Sri Lankan Troops, Who Left Crisis-Hit Country For Russia, Duped Into Ukraine War
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
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Star Wars In Sri Lanka As Astrologers Squabble Over Dates
Sri Lanka's government-backed traditional astrologers have failed to unanimously agree on dates for new year rituals, with squabbling seers warning of "disaster" and accusing rivals of misinterpreting the position of stars.
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Cricket World Cup - "I Was At War": Shakib Al Hasan's Explosive Reply On 'Timed Out' Dismissal of Angelo Mathews
Angelo Mathews and Shakib Al Hasan got a permanent place in the cricket history as the duo was involved in one of the rarest dismissals in cricket, that too in a Cricket World Cup match
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Carry Scars Of Civil War, Search For Missing Relatives
Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags, and burning torches.
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Emotional Bangladesh Need More Head Than Heart: Captain Shakib Al Hasan
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan warned Bangladesh that they must keep their emotions in check after rivals Sri Lanka dumped them out of the Asia Cup cricket following a bitter war of words.
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Rights Group Seeks Arrest Of Ex Sri Lanka President In Singapore
A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore's attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the South Asian nation's decades-long civil war
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Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil War Hero Brought Down By Protests
Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of Tamil Tiger guerrillas to end a long-running civil war, had been due to step down on Wednesday.
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Russian Aggression May Have Contributed To Sri Lanka Crisis, Says US Secretary Of State
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Russia's restriction on Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka's turmoil and voiced fear it could spur other crises.
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Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis Should Be Warning To Us All: UN
With the war in Ukraine dragging on and risk seeing the same economic crisis as Sri Lanka, the UN said on Thursday as it advised the international community to introduce radical financial measures to help countries saddled with debt.
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Crisis At Home, Sri Lankans Extend A Helping Hand To Stranded Ukrainians
As the sun dips below the Indian Ocean waves, Ukrainian tourist Viktoria Makarenko and her daughter light incense every evening at a temple in a Sri Lankan beach resort to pray for a return home.
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Sri Lanka Extends Visas Of Russian, Ukrainian Tourists By 2 Months
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
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Sri Lanka Supreme Court Stops Land Grab From War-Affected Tamils
Sri Lanka's top court halted a government move to acquire land in northern regions still reeling from the consequences 16 years after the end of a decades-long civil war.
-
Opinion | India In 2024: The Great Balancing
At a time when the Middle East is riven with various fault lines and sits on the precipice of a region-wide war, New Delhi's ability to maintain close ties with all the key stakeholders speaks volumes about its diplomatic success.
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Watch: Mohammed Siraj Claims Wicket After Heated Exchange With Sri Lanka Star. Virat Kohli Does This
Mohammed Siraj was involved in a war of words with Sri Lanka's Kusal Medis during the India vs Sri Lanka third ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Ex Sri Lankan Troops, Who Left Crisis-Hit Country For Russia, Duped Into Ukraine War
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
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Star Wars In Sri Lanka As Astrologers Squabble Over Dates
Sri Lanka's government-backed traditional astrologers have failed to unanimously agree on dates for new year rituals, with squabbling seers warning of "disaster" and accusing rivals of misinterpreting the position of stars.
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Cricket World Cup - "I Was At War": Shakib Al Hasan's Explosive Reply On 'Timed Out' Dismissal of Angelo Mathews
Angelo Mathews and Shakib Al Hasan got a permanent place in the cricket history as the duo was involved in one of the rarest dismissals in cricket, that too in a Cricket World Cup match
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Carry Scars Of Civil War, Search For Missing Relatives
Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags, and burning torches.
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Emotional Bangladesh Need More Head Than Heart: Captain Shakib Al Hasan
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan warned Bangladesh that they must keep their emotions in check after rivals Sri Lanka dumped them out of the Asia Cup cricket following a bitter war of words.
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Rights Group Seeks Arrest Of Ex Sri Lanka President In Singapore
A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore's attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the South Asian nation's decades-long civil war
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Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil War Hero Brought Down By Protests
Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of Tamil Tiger guerrillas to end a long-running civil war, had been due to step down on Wednesday.
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Russian Aggression May Have Contributed To Sri Lanka Crisis, Says US Secretary Of State
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Russia's restriction on Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka's turmoil and voiced fear it could spur other crises.
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Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis Should Be Warning To Us All: UN
With the war in Ukraine dragging on and risk seeing the same economic crisis as Sri Lanka, the UN said on Thursday as it advised the international community to introduce radical financial measures to help countries saddled with debt.
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Crisis At Home, Sri Lankans Extend A Helping Hand To Stranded Ukrainians
As the sun dips below the Indian Ocean waves, Ukrainian tourist Viktoria Makarenko and her daughter light incense every evening at a temple in a Sri Lankan beach resort to pray for a return home.
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Sri Lanka Extends Visas Of Russian, Ukrainian Tourists By 2 Months
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
