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US bond rout deepens as 30-year yield spikes to highest since 2007

Washington DC, May 20 -- Yields on the US government's longest-dated bonds shot up to their highest levels since 2007 on fears of inflation rising amid uncertainty around the Iran war and no clarity o... Read More


Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Russian President Putin

Beijing, May 20 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in the capital. Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in the Chinese capital on Tuesday night to ... Read More


Iran warns war will spread 'far beyond region' if US resumes attacks

Hyderabad, May 20 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Wednesday, May 20, that any renewed military action by the United States or Israel would trigger a wider conflict extending beyond the Middle... Read More


Bengaluru court sentences Taliban-linked operative to 7 years in jail

Bengaluru, May 20 -- A special NIA court in Bengaluru has sentenced a Taliban-linked terror operative to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for recruiting and radicalising youths for terror activiti... Read More


Top Gainers & Losers on May 20: Siemens, Tata Comm, Hindalco, HPCL, Paytm, Bajaj Auto among top gainers

New Delhi, May 20 -- The Indian stock markets remained range-bound for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, May 20, as a deadlock in US-Iran peace talks kept oil prices elevated, while currency w... Read More


Sri Lanka, UN discuss wide-ranging reforms in digital governance drive

Sri Lanka, May 20 -- A wide-ranging bilateral discussion was held between the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Professor Chandana Abayarathne, and UN Reside... Read More


Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits off southwestern Japan

Sri Lanka, May 20 -- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southern Japan on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 11:46 a.m. local time (0246GMT) at a depth of 50 kilomet... Read More


SL co-chairs 24th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief

Sri Lanka, May 20 -- The 24th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ARF ISM on DR) was held virtually in April 2026, hosted by Bangladesh, with Sri Lanka and Viet Nam servin... Read More


अमेरिका के साथ काम करने को तैयार, पुतिन का बड़ा बयान; जिनपिंग से की मुलाकात

बीजिंग, मई 20 -- रूसी राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन चीन दौरे पर पहुंचे हैं। बुधवार को हुई चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के साथ मुलाकात के दौरान पुतिन ने बड़ा बयान दिया है। उन्होंने कहा है कि रूस अमेरिका के ... Read More


Russia and China deepen strategic ties with 20 agreements on trade, energy and global order

Beijing, May 20 -- Calling their partnership as "strategic" Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping signed 20 agreements covering key sectors including economy, energy, trans... Read More