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Sri Lankan President Dissanayaka keeps his pre-poll promise, appoints smaller Cabinet

The National People's Power (NPP) has been advocating a smaller government to reduce costs for the public. Since the NPP won the presidential election in September, the government functioned with just 3 ministers, including the President.

After Nigeria visit, PM Modi arrives in Brazil for G20 Summit

Two flares land near PM Netanyahu's home a month after Hezbollah drone attack

Khalistani extremists target white Canadians, call them ‘Invaders’

US President-elect Donald Trump nominates Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary

Announcing the nomination on his site Truth Social, Trump on Nov 14 said prominent anti-vaccine activist would “end the chronic disease epidemic" and “Make America great and healthy Again!”

Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Sri Lankan president’s NPP wins parliamentary election

The NPP contesting under the Malimawa (compass) symbol secured 123 seats out of the 171 declared seats, as per the results by 11 am.

Man dead in explosions after failed attack on Brazil's Supreme Court

Military police spokesperson Major Raphael van der Broocke said police found explosives and a timer attached to the dead man’s body. Police are conducting an X-ray assessment to determine whether there is further danger from possible explosives on his belt, he said.

Cargo ship from Karachi arrives at Bangladesh port

Pakistani High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof described the establishment of the shipping route as a “major step” forward in strengthening trade and business relations.

British author Samantha Harvey's 'Orbital' wins 2024 Booker Prize Winner

‘Orbital’, the biggest-selling book on the shortlist in the UK, takes place over a single day in the life of six astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station who observe 16 sunrises and sunsets on Earth spinning past continents and cycling past seasons.

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat and the first-ever Hindu elected to the US Congress

Trump appoints former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence

A four-term Congresswoman, 2020 presidential candidate and NYT bestselling author, Gabbard is a veteran with three deployments to war zones in the Middle East and Africa. She recently moved from being a Democrat to a Republican member.