New Sri Lankan President’s Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections

New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday. With more than half the ballots in Thursday’s parliamentary elections counted, Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition party had taken an unassailable lead with 63 percent of votes, Election Commission results showed. Friday’s…

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UK Discloses Alleged Crimes, Including Rape, By Foreign Diplomats

People with diplomatic immunity in the UK allegedly committed offences including sexual assault, indecent exposure and child cruelty last year, a British government minister said on Thursday. A total of nine “serious and significant offences” by suspects with diplomatic protection were recorded with the foreign ministry in 2023, junior foreign minister Catherine West told parliament…

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