News Room : Rafah border crossing opens, allowing only 20 aid trucks into Gaza – The Island
Hamas says it offered to release two Israelis captured during its deadly raid but Israel’s government refused to take them. Israel described the claim...
News Room : Xi meets Ranil – The Island
IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the first review of the 48-month EFF-supported...
News Room : President Wickremesinghe meets Chinese President Xi Jinping – The Island
Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie have been released from Gaza, as confirmed by Israeli officials. Judith and Natalie were part of a large extended...
News Room : INS ‘Airavat’ arrives at port of Colombo
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Airavat’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit on Wednesday (18). The visiting ship was welcomed...
News Room : An investment zone for the fishing industry will be established in Northern Province – State Minister
Minister of State for Fisheries Piyal Nishantha, during a press briefing held on Wednesday (18) at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) under the theme...
News Room : UN chief finally calls for a ceasefire – The Island
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned Western states against “decoupling” from his country’s economy, insisting amid declining foreign investment that China’s development should be...
News Room : Antony Blinken holds talks with Prime Minster Netanyahu in Israel – The Island
Indigenous Australians have called for a “week of silence” and mourning after a referendum on giving them more political representation was rejected by the...
News Room : Afghanistan hit by third earthquake in a week
A new earthquake has hit western Afghanistan – several days after two large tremors in the region killed more than 1,000 people. The US Geological...
News Room : US to move second aircraft carrier to Mediterranean – The Island
Washington’s deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the Eastern Mediterranean is a sign of the US’s “ironclad commitment to Israel’s security”, US Secretary...
News Room : Government has taken significant steps to combat gender-based violence and enhance social welfare – State Minister – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Opposition is agreeable for the abolition of the executive presidency if parliamentary election could be held instead, top Opposition spokesperson Prof....