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.
Canada PM Carney strongly opposes US tariffs over Greenland
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that the country strongly opposed any tariffs being imposed by the US to further President Donald Trump's aim of acquiring Greenland.
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
US President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.
Israel orders Gaza families to move in first forced evacuation since ceasefire
Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October's ceasefire, as residents and Hamas said on Tuesday the military was expanding the area under its control.
Rescue workers clearing Karachi inferno ruins, 63 missing feared dead
Firefighters were clearing the charred ruins of a Karachi mall on Tuesday as they tried to locate 63 people still missing after a fire that burned for nearly two days and killed 21 people.
Blast kills seven at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital
The IS terror group has claimed responsibility for targetting a Chinese-run restaurant in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan's capital, killing seven and injuring several more.
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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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