Michelle Bachelet withdrew after a third straw poll gave her one encourage vote to 11 discourage. She led the OHCHR reporting on Sri Lanka from 2018 to 2022.
Sri Lanka pledges to deepen marine research and blue-economy ties with China while maintaining its non-aligned foreign policy.
Security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Tehran sent its terms to the US via Qatar. Daily Mirror reports seven conditions; the quoted list contains six.
The group had left contracted workplaces for unauthorised jobs and was remanded in Kuwait. The SLBFE met them at BIA with cash assistance and transport home.
CENTCOM claims Hormuz traffic at a six-month high with clear shipping lanes, but independent trackers document a fraction of the claimed volume.
A Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh was intercepted with no casualties, but what caused smoke and fire near the airport remains unclear.
Trump bans CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House, citing 'fiction and lies'; legal challenges expected.
Trump claims an 'Infinite Life' agreement giving permanent security control of Greenland, but Denmark and Greenland say it protects their sovereignty.
The order was due to expire this month. Courts have blocked the government from actually collecting the fee, and an appeal is pending in Boston.
Boston's 1st Circuit upholds a ruling that migrants must get a meaningful chance to raise safety concerns before removal to a third country.
Gareth Thomas petitions for London–Jaffna direct flights to avoid 400km overland journey from Colombo.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted a rewritten Taylor Rule hours before the US Federal Reserve raised rates a quarter point — its first increase in three years.
The death toll at the Kohat police compound mosque has nearly doubled to 31, including 16 police personnel. Ittehadul Mujahideen has claimed the attack.
New wild cat Leopardus tilcayo identified via DNA in Bolivian Yungas; only known individual is sanctuary cat.
Najib Razak granted house arrest for 1MDB term through August 2028 by Malaysian king.
Officials blame disease. A survivor says 65 men were packed into one poorly ventilated cell. The state commander has reportedly been suspended.
A Cabinet Division notification dated 17 September revives the austerity package Islamabad withdrew in June. Petrol has now risen eight times in a row.
16-year-old shoots 10 students at Philippine high school, killing 2 — third deadly shooting in 4 months.
Manisha Gunasekera told the CCM's Third Review Conference that no actor should use cluster munitions — from a country that still denies using them itself.
Over 100 Sri Lankans received free health screenings in Manama, held with a first-time consular and labour services camp for migrant workers.
Pakistan second fuel austerity: official vehicles defueled, state purchases banned, Rs 100/litre subsidy.
Sri Lanka returns to Paris gastronomy festival after eight years with hoppers, kottu and Ceylon Tea.
UN mission: US strikes killed 178+ civilians. Iran committed crimes against humanity in protest crackdown.
Washington extends its visa ban on Abbas while admitting Iran's leaders — then the General Assembly votes to let him address it by video anyway.