Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist leaning president wins two thirds majority in parliament

Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results, providing a strong mandate for ...

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Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election

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Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president is leading in parliamentary elections, results show

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Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery

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Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that is key for its new, Marxist-leaning president

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Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition claims victory

The parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms.

Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results show

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Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s ...

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Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central Asian country

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Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka

Authorities in Sri Lanka say a train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in the country's northeast, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of ...

World - ABC News - October 19

Sri Lanka deploys troops in popular surfing town after threat warnings

Sri Lanka increased security around a Jewish community center in Arugam Bay after the U.S. and Israel warned of potential threats to popular tourist locations.

3 Arrested in Sri Lanka Over Possible Threats Against Israeli Tourists

The arrests, all of Sri Lankans, came a day after the U.S. and Israel issued warnings to its citizens to avoid a popular tourist area.

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Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay in shock after terror threat to Israeli tourists

Israeli travellers told to evacuate area immediately as police set up patrols and roadblocks. The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the ...

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The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party

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Sri Lanka police raise security at popular surf site over threat to Israelis

Sri Lanka’s police are raising security around a popular tourist destination after receiving information about a possible attack on Israeli travelers

World - ABC News - October 23

US, Israel issue Sri Lanka attack alert after 'terrorist' threat against tourists

The U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, issued a warning to citizens late on Tuesday based on "credible information" warning of an attack in the southeast of the country.

Sri Lanka says 3 locals were arrested over a possible attack on Israel tourists

Sri Lanka police have arrested three persons in connection with a possible attack on Israel travellers in the Indian ocean island, a government minister said on Thursday, a day after the ...

World - ABC News - October 24

A bus carrying students skids off a road in Sri Lanka, killing 2 and injuring 39 others

A bus carrying university students on a field trip has skidded off a road and tipped over in central Sri Lanka, killing two people and injuring 39 others

World - ABC News - November 1

Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections

The National People’s Power won a parliamentary election that will allow the country’s new president to unroll his reform agenda, including broader welfare assistance.

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A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party is elected as speaker of Austria's parliament

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