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Melbourne: The death of Queen Elizabeth II has reignited a simmering republican debate in Australia, where the United Kingdom’s monarch is head of state, with Anthony Albanese’s government planning to put the issue to a vote.Already committed to a...

Washington: US President Joe Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with foreign countries are "worthy of being looked at".Biden was asked whether Mr Musk posed a national security threat and if Saudi Arabia helping him to buy Twitter should be...

Washington: The most senior US general estimates that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine.Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, also suggested that around...

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday invited Tamil political parties to a discussion on issues facing the Tamil minority in the island nation.Wickremesinghe, who returned to Sri Lanka earlier in the day, made the appeal in Parliament,...

Moscow: Responding to a query on imports of Russian oil following bilateral talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said that "buying oil from Moscow works to India's advantage" and "he would like to...

Washington: The battle for control of the US Senate is on a knife edge with Democrats winning the seat in the key state of Pennsylvania, media reports said.Democrat John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke in May, beat Republican opponent...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to evict people who are illegally residing in or near the 16 elephant corridors and provide them alternative lands for cultivation and settlement and also give them some compensation.Under the first phase...

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki on Wednesday, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.According to the JMA, the quake occurred at 5:40 pm local time...

New York: NUS National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has confirmed communication channels between Washington and Moscow remain open despite the war in Ukraine.Speaking in New York, Sullivan said it was "in the interests" of the US to maintain contact...

Washington: In a last pitch ahead of the crucial voting, US President Joe Biden rallied with fellow Democrats to deliver a message of optimism and determination amid widespread concerns about his party’s showing in Tuesday’s midterm elections.Addressing a crowd...