At a landmark summit in Bogotá this week, a coalition of countries led by Colombia and South Africa announced six coordinated measures to hold Israel accountable for its war on Gaza and violations of international law. 

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has unveiled what he describes as a “renewed” strategy for achieving Scottish independence, setting out a three-pronged approach ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. 

India’s state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is set to acquire a controlling stake in Sri Lanka’s largest maritime facility, the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC), marking the first-ever international acquisition by an Indian shipbuilding firm.

Sinhala extremist and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa has voiced strong opposition to the Sri Lankan government’s decision to award the development of its electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) system to an Indian non-profit organisation, claiming it raises serious concerns over “national security”.

Tamil landowners from Valikamam in Jaffna staged a protest outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo earlier this week, demanding the immediate return of their ancestral lands still under the control of the Sri Lankan military.

The White House has announced the nomination of Eric Meyer, a veteran American diplomat and current Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, to serve as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka. 

A chief monk of a temple in Habaraduwa has been arrested on the charge of molesting a female tourist on the premises.

The 81-year-old monk is reported to have offered food and beverages to the 41-year-old tourist from New Zealand on her visit to the temple. He allegedly invited her to a room in the temple and molested her there.

At a press conference in Jaffna last week, Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Member of Parliament Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam reiterated calls for a comprehensive international investigation into the long history of injustices and acts of genocide committed against the Tamil people, warning against piecemeal or contradictory approaches that could undermine the struggle for justice.

15 Indian fishermen arrested for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters remanded until July 31