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Anura Kurankan Dissanayake

Anura Kurankan Dissanayake

President of Sri Lanka since 2024

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    Saudi court sentences Sri Lankan worker to death for Facebook comment after Sharia appeal

    An appellate court in Saudi Arabia sentenced 24-year-old Sri Lankan worker Anojan Sivarasa to death for blasphemy after prosecutors appealed a five-year prison term, prompting diplomatic intervention from Colombo.

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Germany arrests its former spy chief

Wars widen risks as Brazil votes right and Skydance swallows Warner Bros

The day mixed hard-security scares with political jolts and one very large media bet. Governments tried to show control, but markets, courts and drones kept reminding them that control is now the scarce commodity.

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  • Kyiv emergency power cuts

    Ukraine imposes scheduled electricity restrictions in Kyiv through October 7 following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

  • French student protests escalate

    Thousands of students and teachers march across Paris and Lille as nationwide protests over education spending continue

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Demography and migration

Portugal's PM restated existing strict-migration positioning in a speech to MEPs; no new legislation, directive, or national policy overhaul this cycle.

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