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US Green Card Lottery 2026 opens for Sri Lankans

Colombo, Oct 2 (UNI) The US Embassy in Colombo announced the start of the 2026 Diversity Visa Lottery Program, also known as the “Green Card” Lottery, media reports said on Wednesday.
The program will be available for online registration from October 2 till November 5, the Daily Mirror reported.
According to reports, this program allows people from countries with low US immigration rates, who meet eligibility requirements to apply for a chance to receive a US immigrant visa.
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Syrian forces withdraw from Druze-majority Suwayda province after large scale Israeli bombings

17 Jul 2025 | 11:27 PM

Damascus/Jerusalem, July 17 (UNI) Syrian forces have retreated from the Druze-majority province of Suwayda, following large scale airstrikes by Israel where the IDF bombed several areas of military and strategic significance, including a military target close to the Presidential Palace, the Defence Ministry headquarters, and the headquarters of the state-media, as well as various military installations in the province.

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Russian President Vladmir Putin calls EU decision to phase out Russian energy impractical

17 Jul 2025 | 10:16 PM

Moscow, July 17 (UNI) Calling the European Union’s policy of a phased reduction in Russian energy impractical, Russian President Vladmir Putin said that this move has already caused great harm to Europe’s energy sector – as it is heavily dependent on Russian energy supplies, and continuing it will only have more adverse effects for the European market, reports state-media TASS.

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US airstrikes destroyed only one of three Iranian facilities, other two are damaged but functional

17 Jul 2025 | 9:53 PM

Washington, July 17 (UNI) The US airstrikes on Iran’s three nuclear facilities on June 22, allegedly managed to destroy only one of the three sites, according to a report by US media agency NBC.

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Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina condemns Gopalganj violence, calls it pre-planned conspiracy by NCP-CA Md Yunus

17 Jul 2025 | 8:02 PM

Dhaka, July 17 (UNI) Post the violent clashes in Bangladesh’s Gopalganj region between members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the now-banned Awami League, which led to four AL members getting killed and two dozen injured, in firing by the army and police, ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed the incident, claiming that the attack was a pre-planned conspiracy by Chief Advisor Mohammed Yunus and his "mob" gang.

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Bangladesh authorities halt demolition of century-old-building cited as Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home amid public outcry

17 Jul 2025 | 6:23 PM

Dhaka, July 17 (UNI) Bangladeshi authorities have halted the demolition of legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in Mymensingh, after massive public uproar.

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