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Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Lin Jian at regular press conference China says assassination of Iranian leadership “unacceptable”, calls for the end of the war

Iran warned the UK and other European countries not to allow their military bases to be used by the US, saying it would be considered “participation in aggression” and will invite retaliation.

People repair a collapsed bridge affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Badulla District, Sri Lanka, Dec. 13, 2025. Economists call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt after devastating Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka is expected to pay over 25% of its total revenue in debt servicing every year at a time when Ditwah, as per early estimates, caused damages worth 7 billion USD or around 7% of the country’s GDP.

Ranil Wickremesinghe arrest Qué significa para Sri Lanka la detención de un expresidente

El expresidente de Sri Lanka y “avatar del neoliberalismo” Ranil Wickremesinghe está siendo acusado de malversación de fondos públicos.

Ranil Wickremesinghe arrest What the arrest of a former president means for Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan President and “avatar of neoliberalism” Ranil Wickremesinghe is being charged with misuse of public funds

Workers in South Asia celebrated May Day with a resolve to change the world

Labor unions organized rallies in all major cities in the region raising major issues facing the working classes and extending solidarity to the anti-imperialist movements across the globe.

El nuevo Gobierno de Sri Lanka lucha por aumentar la inversión pública en medio de las restricciones del FMI

El presupuesto inicial del nuevo Gobierno de Sri Lanka refleja las limitaciones de la austeridad y la necesidad de restablecer la confianza en las ideas de crecimiento e industrialización impulsadas por la inversión pública.

El Poder Popular Nacional de Sri Lanka arrasa en las elecciones generales

El PNP tendrá que aprovechar el movimiento multipolar insurgente en el Sur Global para construir un frente unido contra la deuda y el imperialismo.

Left-wing alliance wins two-thirds majority in the Sri Lankan parliament

With the parliamentary victory, the leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is better placed to implement his agenda of economic and political reforms in the crisis-hit country

La izquierda gana las elecciones presidenciales en Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, de la alianza de izquierdas Poder Popular Nacional, obtuvo una victoria histórica en las elecciones presidenciales de Sri Lanka.

The left wins presidential election in Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the left-wing National People’s Power alliance won a historic victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections.

Ranil Wickremesinghe Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe is elected president of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe won the presidential election held by secret ballot on Tuesday, July 20, after Gotabaya Rajapaksa stepped down from his position earlier this month. Wickremesinghe is to remain president for the rest of Rajapaksa’s term which is to end in 2024