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Dhaka: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was on interim release by the government's executive order after being convicted in two cases of corruption, is unlikely to be sent back to jail before the upcoming national elections, said Law Minister...

Vatican: Pope Francis has warned priests and nuns about the dangers of watching pornography online, saying it "weakens the priestly heart".The Pope, 86, was responding to a question about how digital and social media should be best used, at...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called out Russian commanders' tactics to capture the eastern town of Bakhmut as "craziness".Bakhmut in the Donetsk region which had a pre-war population of 70,000, has been in the eye of Russian attacks...

Colombo: Sri Lankan opposition MP Eran Wickramaratne has urged the President, the Prime Minister, and all former leaders present in Parliament to declare their assets and set an example for all others to follow.The member of the main opposition...

London: GAP and Adidas are the latest brands to cut ties with rapper Kanye West in response to his “hateful” and “inexcusable” anti-Semitic comments.The American clothing company announced it was immediately removing the fashion designer’s Yeezy products from its...

Washington: Twitter employees demand Elon Musk and the company's Board of Directors to keep their jobs and relevant benefits if the deal to acquire the social media platform goes through amid rumors of a planned layoff of 75% of...

London: At least ten members of the previous UK government headed by Liz Truss resigned shortly after Rishi Sunak became the new prime minister, media reports said.On Monday, Sunak was elected the head of the ruling Conservative Party and,...

Manila: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted the northern Philippines on Tuesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, adding that it might cause damage.The institute said the quake, which occurred at 22:59 local time...

Colombo: A Sri Lankan academic has come out in support of the government for introducing English as the medium of instruction in the Law College.This "will definitely ensure the quality of the lawyers produced by the Law College and...

Perth: Marcus Stoinis played an outstanding knock of an unbeaten 59 from 18 balls to help Australia chase down 158 in their Super12 encounter of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday.Disciplined bowling by...