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Story Of 3 Iranian Ships: 1 Doomed, 2 Spared In Indian Ocean
In the first week of March, three Iranian naval vessels operating in the Indian Ocean found themselves at the centre of a geopolitical crisis.
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US Pressures Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Survivors Of Sunk Iran Ship: Report
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody
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India Sent Vessel To Help Sinking Iranian Warship Near Sri Lanka: Navy
The Indian Navy launched search and rescue operations following a distress signal from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank in the Indian Ocean after being struck by a torpedo from a United States submarine.
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2nd Iranian Ship Heads Towards Sri Lanka, Officials Say 'Could Be Targeted'
Iran-Israel-US war: The vessel was carrying more than 100 crew, reports said, adding they too could be targeted the same way a sister ship was sunk yesterday.
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Iris Dena Highlights: "Single Mark 48 Torpedo" Used To Sink Iranian Warship: US
IRIS Dena was returning from India after participating in the 2026 International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam when it was reportedly attacked and later sank off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.
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US Confirms Its Submarine Sank Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka Coast
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the US sank an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka with a torpedo on Wednesday.
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PM Modi Will Travel To Sri Lanka This Week, But No Deals On The Table: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Sri Lanka this week to join celebrations on Vesak, or Buddha Day, but no deals will be signed during the Indian leader's second visit in three years to the strategically-located island nation. Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has made the announcement amid an opposition campaign against the visit,...
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UN Official Asks Sri Lanka To Locate People Missing From War
The top United Nations human rights official asked Sri Lanka's government today to quickly locate thousands of civilians reported missing during the country's civil war. The government has said most are probably dead.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Leaders Call For UN Help On 4,000 Missing
Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil leaders today asked the top UN human rights official to help determine the fate of more than 4,000 civilians reported missing in the country's long civil war amid the government's assertion that most of them are probably dead.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Vows to Punish War Criminals After UN Report
Sri Lanka promised Thursday to punish those found guilty of war crimes but stopped short of supporting an internationally backed probe, a day after a damning UN report on abuses committed during the island's conflict.
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United Nations Wants International Judges In Sri Lanka War Crimes Court
A long-awaited UN report on Wednesday detailed horrific abuses committed in Sri Lanka's civil war and said the country needed international help to probe the crimes to enable reconciliation.
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Sri Lanka Violates Human Rights of Minorities: Report
Sri Lanka continues to violate human rights of its religious and ethnic minorities, six years after the end of civil war in the country that resulted in the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to a new independent report.
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Sri Lanka Wins Delay Over UN War Crimes Report
Sri Lanka's new government won a six-month delay on Monday in the publication of a report on alleged war crimes, after the UN human rights chief praised its willingness to open the country up to scrutiny.
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Sri Lankan Minister Urges UN Chief Ban Ki-moon to Delay War Crimes Report
Sri Lanka's foreign minister met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, and UN diplomatic sources said he pressed his government's desire to delay the release of a UN report on alleged war crimes during his country's civil war.
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Story Of 3 Iranian Ships: 1 Doomed, 2 Spared In Indian Ocean
In the first week of March, three Iranian naval vessels operating in the Indian Ocean found themselves at the centre of a geopolitical crisis.
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US Pressures Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Survivors Of Sunk Iran Ship: Report
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody
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India Sent Vessel To Help Sinking Iranian Warship Near Sri Lanka: Navy
The Indian Navy launched search and rescue operations following a distress signal from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank in the Indian Ocean after being struck by a torpedo from a United States submarine.
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2nd Iranian Ship Heads Towards Sri Lanka, Officials Say 'Could Be Targeted'
Iran-Israel-US war: The vessel was carrying more than 100 crew, reports said, adding they too could be targeted the same way a sister ship was sunk yesterday.
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Iris Dena Highlights: "Single Mark 48 Torpedo" Used To Sink Iranian Warship: US
IRIS Dena was returning from India after participating in the 2026 International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam when it was reportedly attacked and later sank off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.
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US Confirms Its Submarine Sank Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka Coast
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the US sank an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka with a torpedo on Wednesday.
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PM Modi Will Travel To Sri Lanka This Week, But No Deals On The Table: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Sri Lanka this week to join celebrations on Vesak, or Buddha Day, but no deals will be signed during the Indian leader's second visit in three years to the strategically-located island nation. Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has made the announcement amid an opposition campaign against the visit,...
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UN Official Asks Sri Lanka To Locate People Missing From War
The top United Nations human rights official asked Sri Lanka's government today to quickly locate thousands of civilians reported missing during the country's civil war. The government has said most are probably dead.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Leaders Call For UN Help On 4,000 Missing
Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil leaders today asked the top UN human rights official to help determine the fate of more than 4,000 civilians reported missing in the country's long civil war amid the government's assertion that most of them are probably dead.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Vows to Punish War Criminals After UN Report
Sri Lanka promised Thursday to punish those found guilty of war crimes but stopped short of supporting an internationally backed probe, a day after a damning UN report on abuses committed during the island's conflict.
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United Nations Wants International Judges In Sri Lanka War Crimes Court
A long-awaited UN report on Wednesday detailed horrific abuses committed in Sri Lanka's civil war and said the country needed international help to probe the crimes to enable reconciliation.
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Sri Lanka Violates Human Rights of Minorities: Report
Sri Lanka continues to violate human rights of its religious and ethnic minorities, six years after the end of civil war in the country that resulted in the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to a new independent report.
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Sri Lanka Wins Delay Over UN War Crimes Report
Sri Lanka's new government won a six-month delay on Monday in the publication of a report on alleged war crimes, after the UN human rights chief praised its willingness to open the country up to scrutiny.
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Sri Lankan Minister Urges UN Chief Ban Ki-moon to Delay War Crimes Report
Sri Lanka's foreign minister met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, and UN diplomatic sources said he pressed his government's desire to delay the release of a UN report on alleged war crimes during his country's civil war.
