UK Minister visits Jaffna in inaugural trip to the North-East

Catherine West, the UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, is in Jaffna as part of the new UK government's first official visit to the island. 
Canada's Conservative Party leader says he will 'lead the world' in seeking prosecutions against Sri Lankan war criminals
Pierre Poilievre pledges to seek international justice and accountability for the Tamil genocide.
Sri Lankan navy arrest 34 Indian fishermen and seize three fishing boats in Mannar
The Sri Lankan Navy seized three Indian fishing boats and arrested 34 fishermen for reportedly illegally fishing.
Rwanda aligned rebels close in on key City in Congo
Rwanda has been urged to withdraw its advancing troops from the outskirts of Goma, a mineral-rich city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Myanmar Junta airstrike kills 28 people in detention camp
A Myanmar junta airstrike has killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group has said.
Thai Pongal celebrated for the first time at a British school

The students and staff of Burlington Junior and Infant School in New Malden, UK, celebrated Thai Pongal, marking the first time it has been observed in a British school with its school students. 

Eravur Circuit Magistrate Court issues arrest warrant for exiled Tamil journalist

Eravur Circuit Magistrate Court has issued an arrest warrant for Tamil journalist Sasikaran Punniyamoorthy for not attending court after he was forced into exile due to intimidation by Sri Lanka's security forces. 

NPP minister 'shocked' to see Tamil at the bottom of name plate
Sri Lanka's Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekaran was 'shocked; over Tamil being placed third on the nameplate of the Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre in Jaffna.
ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The International Criminal courts Chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for the Taliban's supreme leader.
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