Sri Lankan police interrogate Jaffna University officials over black flag protest

Tamil Affairs Mar 13
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded statements from the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar of the University of Jaffna as part of an ongoing investigation into a protest by students where Sri Lanka's lion flag was lowered and a black flag raised in its place.
British Tamil prodigy defeats chess masters and ranks among UK’s best
Tamil Affairs Mar 13
A nine-year-old British Tamil schoolgirl from Leicester has emerged as one of the United Kingdom’s most promising young chess talents after competing against the country’s strongest female players and defeating a FIDE master along the way.
Two Indian journalists detained for filming docked Iranian warship
International Affairs Mar 12
Two Indian journalists were detained for filming a docked Iranian warship in Kochi, Kerala.
Spain withdraws ambassador from Israel amid Gaza genocide and Iran war tensions
International Affairs Mar 11
Spain has withdrawn its ambassador to Israel in the latest escalation of a deepening diplomatic dispute between Madrid and Tel Aviv over Israel’s assault on Gaza and the recent United States and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Journalist arrested on arrival in Sri Lanka, after 16 years in exile
Tamil Affairs Mar 11
The editor of the Sri Lankan news website Lanka e News has been arrested by police shortly after returning to the island having fled almost 16 years ago.
Bodies of Iranian sailors killed in US attack off Sri Lanka to be returned
Tamil Affairs Mar 11
The bodies of dozens of Iranian sailors killed when a United States submarine attacked and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka are set to be returned to Iran, according to Iranian authorities.
Another Tamil parent dies waiting for answers on the disappeared
Tamil Affairs Mar 11
Another Tamil parent who spent years searching for answers about his forcibly disappeared family members has died without learning their fate, highlighting the continuing anguish faced by families of the disappeared across the Tamil homeland.
Sinhala Buddhist monk leads pro-US, pro-Israel protest in Colombo
Tamil Affairs Mar 10
A Sinhala Buddhist monk led a small demonstration in Colombo expressing solidarity with the United States and Israel, praising both countries for what he described as supporting Sri Lanka in “defeating terrorism”.
UN peacekeepers refuse order to leave South Sudan opposition stronghold
International Affairs Mar 10

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has said it will keep its peacekeeping force in the town of Akobo despite an order by the South Sudanese military to vacate the area ahead of a planned offensive.

In a statement issued on Monday, the UN mission warned that military operations in and around the town could place civilians at grave risk.

Former Syrian colonel charged with crimes against humanity in landmark UK case
International Affairs Mar 10
A former colonel in Syria’s Air Force Intelligence has appeared before a London court charged with crimes against humanity, in what prosecutors say is the first case of its kind brought under British law.
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