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The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

Is it safe to travel to Sri Lanka during severe flooding?

Visa extensions have been introduced for tourists affected by the flooding

The Independent UK

More than 40 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides and floods across Sri Lanka

Severe rains in Sri Lanka have triggered deadly landslides and floods, killing more than 40 people, cutting off major roads, and forcing emergency rescues in several regions.

Euronews

Weather tracker: Snowfall cuts power in Poland and flooding devastates Sri Lanka

Temperatures dip to -8.5C in Poland and 250mm of rain falls in 24-hour period across Sri Lanka

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Cyclone Ditwah mapped: Red alert in India as powerful storm leaves at least 123 dead in Sri Lanka

Storm expected to trigger heavy to extremely heavy rain across much of southern India

The Independent UK

The Rise of AI-Generated Hate: Inside the Sri Lankan Network Profiting from UK Anti-Immigrant Content

Inside Geeth Sooriyapura's Sri Lankan network churning AI slop for Facebook profits via UK immigration disinformation. From viral Islamophobic videos to protest sparks, explore generative AI risks and calls for platform reform in 2025

International Business Times UK

Offices and schools closed in Sri Lanka as the island nation grapples with floods and landslides

Heavy rains triggered floods and landslides across many regions in the island nation. Authorities say the central mountainous tea-producing regions of Badulla and Nuwara Eliya were the worst-hit, with at least 25 people killed there alone.

Euronews

Sri Lanka closes offices and schools as death toll from landslides and floods rises to 56

Sri Lankan authorities say they have closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from landslides and floods across the country rose to 56

The Independent UK

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More than 30 dead and 14 missing as heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country where landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have caused more than 30 deaths

The Independent UK

Terror suspect of Sri Lankan bombings seeking asylum in UK on grounds he 'fears persecution' at home

The Sri Lankan man was arrested in 2022 but released on bail before he left his home country and travelled to the UK

Evening Standard

Woman Reveals Disturbing Truth About Solo Traveling By Recording Local Man’s Vile Act

Molly, who has solo traveled through many countries often labeled “unsafe,” shared a negative encounter she had with a local man in Sri Lanka.

Bored Panda

“We Are Not The Problem”: Female Tourist Exposes Local Man’s Disturbing Act While Solo Traveling

Molly, who has solo traveled through many countries often labeled “unsafe,” shared a negative encounter she had with a local man in Sri Lanka.

Bored Panda

Reform’s Zia Yusuf in heated clash with presenter over parents migration from Sri Lanka

Reform’s head of policy, Zia Yusuf, clashed with a Sky News presenter during a debate on immigration, after being asked about his parents’ decision to move to the UK from Sri Lanka in the 1980s.

The Independent UK

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2025

Follow all the action from Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

The Independent UK

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in second ODI as tour continues despite bombing

The three-game series is being played out amid the fallout from a suicide bombing earlier this week

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There’s a new predator in Sri Lanka’s reservoirs. Locals see it as an opportunity

Authorities organised an angler competition to try to control the snakehead population

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka to continue cricket tour of Pakistan despite players raising security concerns

Sri Lanka Cricket has directed its national team to continue its white-ball tour to Pakistan despite several players wanting to return home because of safety concerns

The Independent UK

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2025

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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2025

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Euronews

UN calls for recommitment to Women, Peace and Security agenda 25 years on

On the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, a photo exhibition by UN Women and EEAS in Brussels celebrates women at the heart of peace processes.

The Guardian - AU

Squad ratings: how much each Australia player can influence the Ashes series

With captain Pat Cummins injured, it’s up to five-star stand-in Steve Smith, among others, to lead from the front when the series begins in Perth

AAP

Skipper keeps Sri Lanka alive with stunning last over

Sri Lanka remain with a chance of progressing in the Women's Cricket World Cup but Bangladesh are out after an extraordinary finish in Navi Mumbai.

Evening Standard

Tea leaves picked 200 years ago could help save cuppa from climate change

The goal is to help find or develop tea cultivars that can grow well using less water.

The Independent UK

Alice Capsey hails ‘incredible’ Sophie Ecclestone ahead of England-Pakistan

Ecclestone played a starring role in the World Cup win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Nat Sciver-Brunt inspires England to Sri Lanka rout at Cricket World Cup

The Three Lions’ captain became the first batter to record five hundreds at the Women’s Cricket World Cup

The Independent UK

Nat Sciver-Brunt celebrated after stellar knock in Cricket World Cup win over Sri Lanka

The England batter Nat Sciver-Brunt hit a brilliant hundred

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