Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition won a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, results showed Friday, as voters repudiated establishment parties blamed for triggering an economic crisis. Dissanayake, a self-avowed Marxist, swept September presidential elections on a promise to combat graft and recover stolen assets, two years after a slow-motion financial…
Donald Trump, who is set to return to the White House after his victory over Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential elections, has appointed anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr as his secretary of the health department. “Kennedy will restore these agencies to the traditions of gold standard scientific research, and beacons of…
Last Updated:November 14, 2024, 11:08 IST The Attorney General of Bangladesh, Md Asaduzzaman, also sought a change in the designation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is referred to as the ‘Father of the Nation’ A vandalised mural depicting Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman days after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of…
Last Updated:November 14, 2024, 20:11 IST A man in London admitted to causing the death of his 10-year-old daughter through severe physical abuse, but claimed he did not intend to harm her. Urfan Sharif, father of British-Pakistani girl (L)/10-year-old Sara Sharif (R) (Photos: AFP) The father of a 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl on Wednesday admitted that…
Nov 14, 2024 09:31 AM IST Vivek Ramaswamy’s high school graduation speech went viral after Donald Trump picked him and Elon Musk to lead the newly formed “DOGE.” Vivek Ramaswamy’s speech from his high school graduation has surfaced on social media following President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement naming him to co-lead the newly-formed Department of Government…
Donald Trump, who is set to return to the White House after his victory over Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential elections, has appointed former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as his US Intelligence Chief. The 78-year-old leader has secured all seven swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Nevada. On…
Tulsi Gabbard (Picture credit: AP) US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed former Congresswoman and lieutenant colonel Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence (DNI) in his administration. He called Gabbard a “proud Republican” and expressed hope that she would bring her “fearless spirit” to the intelligence community.Trump, through his official campaign account, Trump War…
President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington D.C. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) met President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House to ensure a smooth transition of power,…
Donald Trump is all set to return to the White House after his victory over Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential elections. The 78-year-old leader, who sealed all seven swing states, has chosen Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to serve as his secretary of defense. Susie Wiles, one of his…
Last Updated:November 13, 2024, 08:10 IST Trump picked John Ratcliffe, a former US spy, as the CIA chief in his new administration. John Ratcliffe (AP Image) US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) announced former director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in his new administration….
