Turkey becomes last G20 country to ratifies Paris Climate Agreement.

Turkey's parliament ratified the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday (06th), making it the last G20 country to do so, after holding off for years due to what it saw as injustices in its responsibilities as part of the agreement. Announcing that Turkey would ratify the d…

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Navies of India, Japan conduct bilateral maritime exercise in Arabian Sea.

The fifth edition of the India-Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise (JIMEX) will be conducted in the Arabian Sea from October 6-8. JIMEX-21 aims to develop a common understanding of operational procedures and enhance inter-operability through the conduct of a multitude of advan…

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Russia test fires submarine-launched hypersonic Tsirkon missile.

Russia said it had successfully test launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine for the first time, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has lauded as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems. The defence ministry, which tested firing the …

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Promoting Bilateral Ties, Exercise ‘Mithra Shakti’ Commences at Ampara Combat Training School.

The symbolic handover parade of the ceremonial Exercise Flag that signalled the formal commencement of the Exercise ‘Mithra Shakti’ to Exercise Director and General Officer Commanding 53 Division, Major General Nishantha Manage took place this morning (5) at the Combat Tran…

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Lankan born Kamzy Gunaratnam has been elected a member of the Norwegian Parliament.

Jonas Gahr Støre’s Labour Party won the Norwegian parliamentary election. Gunaratnam was elected to Parliament from the Labour Party. Stoere, 61, is expected to replace Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg, 60, as tallies showed a decisive swing in favour of the centre-l…

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Tunisia appoints first female prime minister.

Tunisia's President has appointed the country's first female prime minister, a 63-year-old professor who will lead a transitional government after the head of state sacked the previous prime minister and suspended parliament. Najla Bouden Ramadhane, a professor at a …

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Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed sworn in as PM for second five-year term.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a new five-year term as his government faces a host of challenges, including a months-long conflict in the northern region of Tigray. Abiy took the oath of office, administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice Meaza Ash…

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Diga married daughter has no right to her father’s property.

The Supreme Court in a judgment delivered on Wednesday (29) determined that a Diga married daughter (when a woman is settled in her husband’s home) has no rights to her father’s property in accordance with Kandyan Law, a customary law in Sri Lanka. There are two types of mar…

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Guinea's coup leader Col. Mamady sworn in as president.

Col Mamady Doumbouya has been sworn is as Guinea's interim president after leading a coup which saw the overthrow of Alpha Condé. The former French legionnaire, 41, becomes Africa's second-youngest leader, after Mali's Assimi Goïta, 38, who also staged a military…

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North Korea says it fired new 'hypersonic missile'.

North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8 on Tuesday (28th). State media said the new missile was one of the "five most important" new weapons systems laid out in its five-year military development plan. They calle…

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Fumio Kishida to become Japan's next Prime Minister.

Japan’s former Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida has won the ruling party’s leadership election, virtually ensuring that he will become the country’s next prime minister. Kishida won 257 votes in a runoff to defeat Taro Kono, a popular vaccines minister who previously held th…

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Russia arrests top cybersecurity executive in treason case.

Russian authorities have arrested the chief executive of a leading Russian cybersecurity company on suspicion of state treason, a court said, sending a chill through Russia's IT and business sectors. Ilya Sachkov, 35, who founded Group IB, one of Russia's most promin…

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R. Kelly found guilty in sex trafficking trial.

Singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Eleven accusers - nine women and two men - took the stand over the searing six-week trial to describe sexual humiliation and violen…

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Afghanistan and Myanmar withdraw from UN speaker list amid credentials dispute.

Afghanistan's UN representative Ghulam Isaczai, an appointee of the country's former democratic government, which crumbled under the Taliban's advance last month, had been expected to address world leaders on Monday. His staff informed the UN over the weekend th…

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President Rajapaksa visits 9/11 memorial in New York.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has attended the special commemorative event organized in front of the Manhattan Memorial in the United States to mark the 20th anniversary of terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. The terrorist attacks took place on September …

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Ukraine launches Military Drills with NATO.

Ukraine on Monday (20th) launched joint military exercises with the United States and other Nato countries as tensions with Russia remain high over the Kremlin-backed insurgency in the country’s east.  The annual Rapid Trident military exercises, taking place in western Ukra…

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives "SDG Progress Award".

The UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has conferred Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with "SDG Progress Award" for Bangladesh's steady course in responding to the universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure pe…

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Taliban removes Uzbek from official language status.

Contrary to their pledges of forming an inclusive government and respecting all the ethnicities in its Islamic Emirate, the Taliban removed Uzbek from official language status. The law entitled "Fundamentals" indicates the official religion of Afghanistan Sunni Isl…

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Iran becomes 9th member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Iran was officially admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The decision to admit Iran as a full member was declared in the 21st summit of the SCO leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At the end of the 21st Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Or…

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76th Session of UN General Assembly gets underway at UN Headquarters in New York.

The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly got undeway in New York on 21 September 2021. Over 100 global leaders are attending the deliberation.  These includes, Sri Lankan President Hon. Gothabhaya Rajapaksha, US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Naren…

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