Sri Lanka

At least 25 dead, 100 injured in clashes between prisoner groups at Sri Lanka jail, sources say

"The military has been requested to provide support to the police, but at the moment they are on standby," Sri Lankan Army Spokesman Brigadier Waruna Gamage told Reuters.

|ByREUTERS
Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026.
Israeli-made Kfir fighter jets.

Israeli-made 'Kfir' aircraft will fly until 2030, following new deal between Sri Lanka, IAI

Sri Lanka is upgrading the five Kfir jets that it has under a $50 million deal with IAI. The planes received an advanced cockpit, a new mission computer, and additional avionics improvements.

|ByUDI ETZION
Iran's Ambassador to Germany Majid Nili Ahmadabadi speaks from the embassy in Berlin, March 19, 2026.

Iranian embassies openly recruit for ‘sacrificing life’ campaign in the West

Iranian embassies in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Sri Lanka have openly sought recruits for a martyrdom campaign amid ongoing conflict with the US and Israel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
IDF combat engineering battalion 603 commander Lt.-Col. "R.

Hind Rajab Foundation targets IDF vet in Sri Lanka in first US-citizen case

The complaint filed by the Belgium-based Palestinian organization marks the first filed against an American citizen outside the United States.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ayurveda, anyone? A healing trip to Sri Lanka

A taste of India but without the hassles.

MAY 1, 2010ByJACKIE BEECHAM, SPECIAL TO THE 'POST'
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UK reviewing arms exports to Israel following Cast Lead

Comes after Britain acknowledges its equipment was “almost certainly” used in Gaza.

APRIL 4, 2010ByJONNY PAUL
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