On Thursday, FIFA sanctioned the Israel Football Association over breaches of racism and discrimination, but cleared Israeli clubs playing in settlements.

Colombo rejected requests from both Iran and the United States to use its ports and airports, claimed Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in a revelation that adds a new dimension to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The widow of a Tamil doctor who moved to the United Kingdom to serve in the NHS has been left in immigration limbo after the Home Office twice refused her request to remain in the country following her husband’s death.

A woman who told a protest crowd that Hamas is “fighting for freedom” has been found not guilty of expressing support for a proscribed organisation, following a closely watched case in a British court.

A senior United States envoy has held high-level talks in Sri Lanka, with a focus on expanding trade, investment and strategic cooperation in key sectors including ports, energy and aviation.

Students at the University of Jaffna staged a protest and boycotted lectures today, as Sri Lankan police interrogated student leaders over a demonstration held at the campus last month to protest against Sri Lanka’s ‘Independence Day’.

The former Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines has reportedly confessed that former president and accused war criminal Mahinda Rajapaksa received bribes linked to Sri Lanka’s long running Airbus corruption scandal.

Recently publicized documents from Israel’s Foreign Ministry from the mid-1980s reveal Israel’s extensive support for Sri Lanka during the beginning of the armed conflict, despite human rights concerns.

Sri Lanka is exploring the possibility of importing fuel from Russia as the island faces mounting pressure on energy supplies due to ongoing global disruptions linked to conflict in the Middle East.