COLOMBO (News 1st) — SriLankan Airlines has announced the temporary suspension of all flights to Nepal, following the closure of Tribhuvan International Airport due to escalating unrest and safety concerns.The decision comes as major carriers including Air India, Indigo, and SpiceJet also halted ope...

Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock became the 80th president of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, officially assuming the role as the new session kicked off.Baerbock became the fifth woman to serve in the post, and the first from the Western European and Others Group. By ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A new World Bank review of Sri Lanka’s public finances says the country is now well-positioned to focus on making public finances work better for all Sri Lankans.It adds that Sri Lanka has made remarkable strides in stabilizing its economy, undertaking one of the largest fiscal a...

(BBC) - President Emmanuel Macron has named close ally Sébastien Lecornu as the new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou as head of government.Lecornu, 39, was among the favourites to take over, and he has spent the past three years as armed forces minist...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A group of 73 Sri Lankans on pilgrimage in Lumbini are currently sheltered safely at the Lumbini Sri Lanka Temple.The temple’s resident monk, Ven. Tissamaharame Pannasara Thero, said the group, who had traveled for the Dambadiva pilgrimage, remained at the vihara due to the prev...