The US Embassy marked the reopening of the restored palace, as Sinhalisation of sites across the Tamil North-East continues.

Leptospirosis, commonly referred to as "rat fever," has reportedly broken out.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the new Sri Lankan government to ensure a “transparent and impartial” judicial process as the trial into the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda continues this week.

Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the United Nations has been ordered to pay over $543,000 in unpaid wages and fined over $117,000.

The Working Group of Young Socialists in the SPD officially recognised the genocide against Eelam Tamils.

Russia’s State Duma has given initial approval to a bill that could remove the Taliban from a list of terrorist organisations.

A French court has found French-Cameroonian author Charles Onana guilty of denying the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to make his first official overseas visit to India from December 15 to 17, following an invitation from the Indian government.

The UK has indicated that it is reviewing the designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a proscribed terrorist organisation.

The controversial Indian conglomerate Adani Group has announced it will self-fund the Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) project in Sri Lanka, withdrawing its request for a $553 million loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). This decision follows allegations of bribery and fraud leveled against Adani by US authorities.

The Sri Lankan government has expressed its approval of the US State Department’s decision to sanction two former officials.

The Delhi High Court tribunal has upheld the Indian government's decision to extend the five-year ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), claiming the now defunct organisations poses a continued threat to India's "sovereignty and territorial integrity".

Vanni District Member of Parliament (MP) Durairasa Ravikaran reaffirmed his commitment to securing the resettlement of the displaced Tamil people from the villages of Thannimurippu and Andankulam in Mullaitivu, as residents have chalked up more than 40 years of displacement from their homes.

Anton Jesudasan Yathursika, a young athlete from Mannar, has achieved an extraordinary feat by setting a new all-island record for the category in the javelin throw, at the recently concluded National Athletics Championships for Schools with an impressive throw of 37.39 meters.