Sri Lanka's election commission on Sunday declared former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the winner of the presidential election.
Rajapaksa has secured 52.25 per cent of the votes, while his main rival and government minister Sajith Premadasa won 41.99 per cent.
Premadasa has already conceded defeat.
Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Florida for Ukraine peace plan talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump will meet in Florida on Sunday to hammer out a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but face major differences on crucial issues and provocations from Russian air attacks.
Myanmar votes amid civil war
Overshadowed by civil war and doubts about the credibility of the polls, voters in Myanmar were casting their ballots in a general election starting on Sunday, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021.
At least 15 dead in Guatemala bus accident
At least 15 people were killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, authorities said on Saturday.
Pakistan's former central bank head Shamshad Akhtar dies at 71
Shamshad Akhtar, the first and only woman to lead Pakistan's central bank and a two-time caretaker finance minister, died at 71, the finance ministry said on Saturday.
Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict
Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter jets sorties, exchange of rocket fire and artillery barrages.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the US to boost economic and technology ties including AI.
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