Pakistan's newly formed parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for a second term.

A series of explosions have rocked Crimea, after a reported Ukrainian drone attack on the peninsula which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.

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Seven hostages being held in the Gaza Strip have died, Hamas said on Friday.

The Nigerian government says it has demanded almost $10bn (£8bn) in compensation from the cryptocurrency firm, Binance.

Sri Lanka has signed an agreement for the development of hybrid renewable energy systems on 3 islands off Jaffna yesterday (March 01).

Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Health Saman Ratnayake was arrested on Friday evening (March 01) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over substandard human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) procurement.

Sri Lanka’s earnings from tourism were estimated at USD 342 million in January 2024, the Central Bank’s latest report on external sector performance revealed.

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened by $ 96 million to $ 541 million in January a year earlier fuelled by higher increase in imports aided by Government policies, latest data from the Central Bank showed yesterday.