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What Did the Rioters Destroy? Inside the Devastation Sweeping Across France Paris in Flames_ Riot Aftermath

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What Did the Rioters Destroy? Inside the Devastation Sweeping Across France

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

By Dwayne Ferreira. From a historic town hall reduced to a burned-out shell to luxury boutiques stripped...

Middle East on Edge as Egypt Backs Saudi Arabia Against Houthis Saudi air-defence and security concerns amid escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks

Saudi air-defence and security concerns amid escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks

Middle East on Edge as Egypt Backs Saudi Arabia Against Houthis

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

By Dwayne Ferreira. Egypt pledges support for Saudi Arabia against escalating Houthi attacks as fighting in Yemen...

Priest Killed as Giant Crucifix Falls on Him During Live-Streamed Mass in Ecuador (Video) Father Patricio Sánchez Molinari celebrating Mass in Ecuador moments before a large crucifix fell from the wall behind the altar.

Father Patricio Sánchez Molinari celebrating Mass in Ecuador moments before a large crucifix fell from the wall behind the altar.

Priest Killed as Giant Crucifix Falls on Him During Live-Streamed Mass in Ecuador (Video)

By The Morning Telegraph October 19, 2026

A Catholic priest conducting Holy Mass in Ecuador died after a large wooden crucifix bearing the figure...

2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Re-Scrutiny Results Released: Parents Can Now Check Revised Marks Grade 5 Scholarship Results Check

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2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Re-Scrutiny Results Released: Parents Can Now Check Revised Marks

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — Sri Lanka’s Department of Examinations has officially released the re-scrutiny results of...

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AUDIO: President Accuses Two TV Channels of Fuelling Unrest: Full Badulla Speech

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

BADULLA, October 19, 2026 — Addressing an NPP women’s conference in Badulla, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake defended...

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Government Officer Arrested Over Shooting of Tusker Kavantissa

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — Police have arrested a Skills Development Officer and seized two firearms and...

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The 12-Page Bomb and the Speaker’s Fate

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — The postponement of a no-confidence debate against Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has...

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Chinese Firm Exits Colombo Port’s US$392M Logistics Hub

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 19, 2026 — The Sri Lanka Ports Authority will pay US$21.9 million under a settlement...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Life Set for the Silver Screen

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 18, 2026 — An ambitious cinematic production reportedly plans to portray the former President’s journey...

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Election Commission Urges Parliament to End PC Polls Deadlock

By The Morning Telegraph October 18, 2026

COLOMBO, October 18, 2026 — Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake says the Commission is ready to conduct Provincial Council...