BBC: Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs have been struck down by the US Supreme Court.Last year, Trump placed taxes on goods imported into the US, saying it would boost American manufacturing.Instead of getting Congressional approval, the Trump administration used the 1977 International Emergenc...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in New Delhi, where the two leaders held a bilateral discussion on the sidelines of the Global AI Impact Summit.The meeting took place in the Indian capital as both leaders participate...

(CNBC) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (19) that he would direct the Department of Defense and other agencies to make public government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life.Trump said the files that will be identified and released will also concern unidentified aerial phenom...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Japanese city has received an extraordinary donation to help repair its ageing water infrastructure: 21kg (46lb) of gold bars.The gold, valued at 560 million yen ($3.6m; £2.7m), was donated last November by a person who wished to remain anonymous, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India Shri Ajay Kumar says Sri Lanka has rapidly emerged as a preferred destination for Indian tourists, with many travellers now choosing the island over India’s southern state of Kerala.He said the ease of obtaining a visa for Indians, ...