Mr Dissanayake was elected president in September in a rejection of traditional political parties that have governed the island nation.

Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northern Honduras late on Thursday local time and threatened to dump torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico.

Donald Trump met on Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentina’s President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election. The ...

Lee Carsley was proud of the way England took control of their Nations League destiny and praised “great example” Harry Kane after surprisingly dropping the skipper for the must-win match in Greece.

Plans from Chancellor Rachel Reeves to relax banking rules within the financial services sector lead Friday’s front pages. The Financial Times and the Independent splash on Ms Reeves’ plans to “tear ...

British actress Lucy Boynton has turned on the Bond Street Christmas lights in a festive event, saying she was “thrilled” to perform the role in her home city. The Bohemian Rhapsody star switched on ...

In her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced plans for megafunds which she said could unlock £80 billion for investment.

Powell launched Archer over deep extra cover for the first of four sixes as he and Shepherd rebuilt the innings. Spinners Rehan Ahmed and Liam Livingstone found themselves on the receiving end of some ...

The Onion’s bid was backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to whom Alex Jones owes more than 1 billion dollars.

Rachel Reeves has told City chiefs she plans to create pension “megafunds” that will “power growth” in the economy and reward British savers. In her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor, Ms Reeves ...

Shel Talmy, who produced early music for British bands The Who and The Kinks, has died at the age of 87. The US record producer “died peacefully in his sleep” at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday ...

It is believed that a DAF GeoAmey prison transport vehicle collided with two pedestrians, South Yorkshire Police said.