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For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

Wickremensignhe’s main challengers — opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, a surprise top ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst ...

Sri Lanka begins voting in a presidential election that will decide direction of recovery from its worst economic crisis ...

More than three dozen candidates are vying to lead Sri Lanka out of an economic collapse that led to the 2022 ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. Analysts say a Maoist candidate may win amid a popular desire for change after a former president's ouster.

Rayne Beau, a lost cat, managed to travel 800 miles back home after vanishing during a camping trip in Yellowstone National Park. Found exhausted in Roseville, California, he was reunited with his ...