Colombo (News 1st) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi from the government on Sunday (29), after an investigation into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code. Sunak had ordered an independent adviser to investigate questions ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is on a private visit to Sri Lanka, met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President's Office on Monday morning (02). During a friendly discussion, Former British Prime Minister David Cameron extended his best wishes to Pr...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - It’s not a secret that we are all broke as a country, and we have to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, said Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a meeting with the Sri Lankan Diaspora. President Ranil Wickremesinghe who visited the United Kingdom to att...

(News 1st); Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for COVID-19, foreign media reports citing the Buckingham Palace. The palace said the monarch is experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" but expects to continue "light duties" at Windsor over the coming week. "She will continue to receive medical ...

(News 1st); China, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France have pledged to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear war, in accordance with a joint statement released by the Kremlin on Monday (4). It stated that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council cons...