Sri Lanka
- Farming, Food, Food security, India, Oil, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
‘India is going to face a food crisis’: Farmers panic over fertiliser shortages amid Iran war
Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments sayin…
- Energy industry, India, Japan, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, US-Israel war on Iran
How the Iran war has sent shocks rippling across the globe
From restaurant closures in the Philippines and petrol rationing in Sri Lanka, to Asian food production crises…
- India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Oil, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war
Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in cri…
- Donald Trump, India, Iran, Narendra Modi, Pete Hegseth, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, US military, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
‘Bit of treachery’: US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties
Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a ‘humiliation’ for Modi’s government that disregarded a US defence par…
- Azerbaijan, Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kurds, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order
Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues t…
- Iran, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US military, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Sri Lanka evacuates crew from Iranian navy vessel days after warship was destroyed by US
Urgent request to dock is submitted by vessel after US submarine sank Iranian warship in same area on TuesdayM…
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US submarine sinks Iranian warship near coast of Sri Lanka – video
The US has carried out a submarine torpedo strike that sank an Iranian warship near the south coast of Sri Lan…
- Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Sri Lanka, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran: what we know on day five of war
US defense secretary confirms US submarine sank Iranian warship; clerics in Tehran close to choosing Khamenei …
- Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pete Hegseth, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Trump administration, US military, US news, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East
Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ t…
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The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’ – podcast
Still largely viewed as a peaceful philosophy, across much of south-east Asia, the religion has been weaponise…
- Business, Debt relief, Economics, Extreme weather, Natural disasters, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA …
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Indonesia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World news
Global heating and other human activity are making Asia’s floods more lethal
Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive stormsDeath toll…
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British women stranded by landslides in Sri Lankan mountains running out of food and water, daughter says
Friends Melanie Watters and Janine Reid have been trapped in Pussellawa since ThursdayTwo British women strand…
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Death toll from Indonesia floods passes 700 as 1 million evacuated
About 3.2 million people on Sumatra island have been affected, 2,600 have been injured and 504 are missingThe …
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‘We have to rebuild from scratch’: Sri Lankans relive the devastation of Cyclone Ditwah
Many uncertain about the future after losing everything in the country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsW…