International Affairs

While congratulating US President elect Joe Biden, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he looks forward to working closely with Biden to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries.

The British High Commission in Colombo hosted a virtual showcase of Sri Lankan trade and investment opportunities this week, showcasing opportunities and experiences from UK businesses in the country.

WASHINGTON - The winner of the U.S. presidential election remained in doubt Wednesday, with the outcome hinging on a handful of states where a flood of mail-in ballots sparked by the coronavirus pandemic remained to be counted.

Joe Biden has said he wants to restore the soul of the United States, vowing "not to divide but unify" the country, in his first speech as president-elect.

A lockdown in Denmark began Friday as officials ordered millions of minks - farmed for their fur - to be destroyed after a mutated variation of COVID-19 was discovered on more than 200 farms in the region.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Western nations Wednesday to desist from using freedom of speech as an "instrument" to hurt the feelings of Muslims, warning it will lead to more radicalization and violence.

After nearly 50 years in public office, and a lifetime of presidential ambitions, Joe Biden has captured the White House.

Democratic candidate Joe Biden continues to build on the razor-thin leads he gained early Friday over Republican President Donald Trump in the states of Georgia and Pennsylvania, where vote counting continues. While those races are still too close call, Biden is strongly positioned to win the U.S. presidential election.

The government's proposal to appoint former Chief Justice Mohan Peiris as the new Sri Lankan ambassador and Permeant Representative for the United Nations has been approved by the Committee on High Posts.

කොවිඩ් වසංගතය පාලනය සඳහා ඇඳිරි නීතිය ප්‍රකාශයට පත්කොට දින 10කට වඩා නගර වසා දැමීම නොකළ යුතු බව ලෝක සෞඛ්‍ය සංවිධානය රජයට දැනුම් දී තිබේ.

The poor air quality in New Delhi hit new lows Thursday when its residents woke up to an air quality index rating of 452, marking the most toxic day of the year, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.

India has pledged continuing support to further strengthen defence corporation with Sri Lanka.

අමෙරිකානු ජනාධිපතිවරණයේ ඡන්ද ගණනය කිරීමේ කටයුතු තවමත් සිදු වනවා.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. presidential election remained unsettled Thursday, with Democratic challenger Joe Biden nearing an Electoral College majority and President Donald Trump demanding that the vote count be stopped. Republicans are filing lawsuits alleging vote tabulation irregularities.

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 1.2 million people as many countries around the world contend with rising infection rates from the virus.

Today, Customs will return 17 containers filled with garbage to the United Kingdom, which had been illegally imported to Sri Lanka, an official said yesterday.

අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රංශ තානාපති අතර අධ්‍යාපන ශිෂ්‍යත්ව, ආයෝජන සහ හම්බන්තොට වරාය පිළිබඳ සාකච්ඡාවක්

Election polls began closing in the U.S. Tuesday night, with Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, waiting for officials to release the first vote counts in their highly contested race for a four-year term in the White House.