Sri Lanka President-designate Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for his congratualtory wishes on winning elections. In a post on X, Dissanayake highlighted ...

Sri Lanka swore in Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the nation's president on Monday, a member of the Marxist group People's Liberation Front.

Sri Lanka could witness a snap parliamentary election in November as the newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is tasked with leading the island nation, which has long been led by ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

In Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as president today, becoming the country’s first leftist leader. He won ...

The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as ...

Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in ...

In the late 1980s, Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined a Marxist-Leninist party that sought to assassinate Sri Lanka’s leaders and overthrow the government in an armed insurrection. On Sunday, he won ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken his oath as Sri Lanka’s new president after he was confirmed winner of Saturday’s election ...

Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. He reiterated his commitment to advancing the Belt and Road Initiative with Sri Lanka.