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 ...

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Andrew Bailey will talk about the importance of economic growth at the annual Mansion House speech in the City of London.

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The 30 millionaires, worth more than £190 million, gathered for a photoshoot by Rankin, who has photographed famous faces ...

Strawberry Hill, a farm left to nature decades ago that is now home to rare nightingales and turtledoves, has been bought by ...

A 74-year-old woman is in a life-threatening condition in hospital following a collision with a prison transport vehicle in South Yorkshire. Police responded to reports of a collision on Doncaster ...

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.