JO spreading false stories about deal with US: Mangala
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The disinformation, misinformation, fabrication and absolute lies spread by the joint opposition on three highly beneficial proposed agreements…
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Iran: New US sanctions target Supreme Leader Khamenei
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -US President Donald Trump has said he is imposing hard-hitting new sanctions on Iran, including on the office of…
LKR appreciates against the US Dollar by 3.6%
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Central Bank says the Rupee had appreciated against the US dollar by 3.6 percent in 2019. According…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka following his visit to India…
Rouhani rues impact of US sanctions
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Iran President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for unity among Iran’s political factions to overcome conditions which he…
Mexico ‘won’t be provoked by US’ over migrant row
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Mexico’s president has insisted his government will not be provoked, after President Donald Trump announced escalating tariffs on…
US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East amid tensions
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The US is to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter the “ongoing threat posed by…
North Korea demands return of ship seized by US
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – North Korea has demanded the immediate return of a cargo ship seized by the US, branding the move…
Bowling will win it for us – Windies coach Reifer
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – When West Indies last won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 1979, they did it with a…
US approves a grant of $480 million to SL
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The Millennium Challenge Corporation of the US Government has approved a grant of USD 480 million to Sri…
Kirstjen Nielsen: US Homeland Security chief resigns
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Trump’s controversial border policies, has…
US to send astronauts to the moon within 5 years
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Vice President Pence said Tuesday that the Trump administration is committed to landing U.S. astronauts on the moon…
“I was raped by Air Force superior officer while in the Air Force” – Martha McSally
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A US senator has told colleagues that she “was preyed upon and raped by a superior officer” while…
US citizens in Sri Lanka cautioned ahead of polls
The United States has issued a security message to its citizens living or traveling in Sri Lanka, in view of…
US, UAE launch anti-IS online messaging center in Abu Dhabi
The Obama administration has urged Arab allies to do more to combat the media blitz, characterizing the fight on…