L.S. Dewaraja Watapuluwa is about five kilometres from Kandy. A bloody battle to prevent the British forces attempting to take over the Kandyan kingdom was fought at Watapuluwa, Nittawela, Mavilmada, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Some parts of the country will experience a rainy Sunday due to the northeast monsoon, or “amihan”, and the easterlies, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Russia is known to use blunt, bloody tactics to hammer at established Ukrainian defensive positions in the area as they continue their slow advance towards key, strategic cities. Intelligence ...

Volodymyr Zelensky has stated his belief that a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine could be made under Donald Trump’s presidency but demanded Kyiv be included in any peace talks. The ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s ...

British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...

A massacre took place in Russia in 1905 known as the Bloody Sunday Massacre. Hundreds of protesters, demonstrating for better working conditions, were killed when Winter Palace guards opened fire on ...

David W. Sunday Jr. was sworn in as Pennsylvania Attorney General beneath a thousand stars of the historic celestial ceiling of The Forum auditorium in Harrisburg on Jan. 21, 2025. It was also ...

The declining health of Russia's economy is as clear as day — or night, a finance minister said Wednesday. Elisabeth Svantesson, the finance minister of Sweden, said she and her officials were ...

Russia’s economic resilience is defying expectations, enabling the Kremlin to sustain its war efforts in Ukraine despite mounting challenges, and raising doubts about hopes for a swift resolution.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, emphasising the two countries’ close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president.