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https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-iran-conflict-drives-us-lng-export-boom-amid-global-energy-crisis NationScope en 2026-07-10T07:12:15.440Z Iran Conflict Drives US LNG Export Boom Amid Global Energy Crisis venture global, cheniere energy, liquefied natural gas, united states, iran conflict https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-ukrainian-arms-leader-warns-ceasefire-with-russia-would-risk-statehood NationScope en 2026-07-10T07:08:59.240Z Ukrainian Arms Leader Warns Ceasefire with Russia Would Risk Statehood denis shtilerman, fire point, ukraine, russia, ceasefire https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-us-iran-tensions-escalate-amid-nato-summits-strategic-shifts NationScope en 2026-07-10T02:55:01.327Z US-Iran Tensions Escalate Amid NATO Summit's Strategic Shifts turkiye, nato, donald trump, turkish president, us politics https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-durov-faces-renewed-scrutiny-in-france-as-tensions-flare-in-global-incidents NationScope en 2026-07-10T02:52:55.126Z Durov Faces Renewed Scrutiny in France as Tensions Flare in Global Incidents pavel durov, telegram, france, paris, criminal activity https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-global-tensions-rise-amid-indias-ascent-and-us-iran-conflicts NationScope en 2026-07-10T02:50:59.626Z Global Tensions Rise Amid India's Ascent and US-Iran Conflicts smita prakash, asia news international, rt india, india, south asia https://www.nationscope.news/news/ravi-seneviratne-fined-after-pleading-guilty-to-on-4444d890 NationScope en 2026-07-10T02:11:44.727Z Ravi Seneviratne fined after pleading guilty to one charge in Marine Drive crash case ravi seneviratne, marine drive wellawatte, mount lavinia magistrate's court, sri lanka, public safety https://www.nationscope.news/news/unfpa-and-parliament-of-sri-lanka-formalise-mou-on-46f4c19c NationScope en 2026-07-10T02:11:05.299Z UNFPA and Parliament of Sri Lanka formalise MoU on population data unfpa, parliament of sri lanka, population data, sri lanka, public policy https://www.nationscope.news/news/launches-ai-powered-reputation-and-trust-intellige-b35554e7 NationScope en 2026-07-10T02:10:16.026Z Launches AI-Powered Reputation and Trust Intelligence from Sri Lanka to the world ai-powered reputation intelligence, sri lanka, risk advisory services, trust management, strategic intelligence https://www.nationscope.news/news/bangladesh-reports-120000-measles-cases-after-sign-2915649e NationScope en 2026-07-10T02:07:42.527Z Bangladesh reports 120,000 measles cases after significant progress bangladesh, measles outbreak, healthcare facilities, vaccine shortage, public health https://www.nationscope.news/news/heat-advisory-issued-for-eight-districts-6d4e4b7f NationScope en 2026-07-10T01:59:04.226Z Heat advisory issued for eight districts sri lanka, jaffna, heat advisory, meteorology department, district health https://www.nationscope.news/news/special-programme-launched-to-protect-kelani-river-17f4a090 NationScope en 2026-07-10T01:30:40.247Z Special programme launched to protect Kelani River ministry of housing, kelani river, water supply, sri lanka, environmental protection https://www.nationscope.news/news/herath-warns-prospective-migrant-workers-not-to-pa-2d0b7362 NationScope en 2026-07-10T01:26:41.327Z Herath warns prospective migrant workers not to pay illegal brokers vijitha herath, sri lanka, migrant workers, illegal brokers, foreign employment https://www.nationscope.news/news/those-accused-of-violence-point-fingers-at-sjb-saj-24003d36 NationScope en 2026-07-10T01:25:35.346Z ‘Those accused of violence point fingers at SJB’ – Sajith sajith premadasa, samagi jana balawegaya, sri lanka, political violence, law and order https://www.nationscope.news/news/communist-party-expresses-concern-over-justice-min-2bf444f1 NationScope en 2026-07-10T01:23:43.827Z Communist Party expresses concern over Justice Minister's absence in prisons communist party of sri lanka, negombo prison, justice minister, sri lanka, prison administration 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funding pledged for Beira Lake clean-up project beira lake, colombo, sri lanka, private funding, environmental project https://www.nationscope.news/news/supreme-court-upholds-colombo-commercial-high-cour-45a56001 NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:58:57.527Z Supreme Court upholds Colombo Commercial High Court ruling that Weerawansa violated JVP's intellectual property rights sri lanka, supreme court, colombo commercial high court, wewaransa, jvp https://www.nationscope.news/news/fifa-imposes-two-match-suspension-on-england-playe-a7180f23 NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:57:05.227Z FIFA imposes two-match suspension on England player following red card jarell quansah, fifa world cup, england football, red card suspension, quarter-finals https://www.nationscope.news/news/sallays-wife-lodges-additional-complaint-with-hrc--da185e6a NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:56:31.127Z Sallay’s wife lodges additional complaint with HRC over husband's ongoing fundamental rights violations by CID sallay, human rights commission of sri lanka, cid, sri lanka, fundamental rights violations https://www.nationscope.news/news/mbappe-and-dembele-score-as-france-defeats-morocco-2f98117c NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:51:39.062Z Mbappe and Dembele score as France defeats Morocco to enter World Cup semifinal kylian mbappe, ousmane dembele, france national team, morocco, world cup semifinals https://www.nationscope.news/news/canadian-pm-mark-carney-visits-saudi-arabia-to-enh-903fa59e NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:50:46.227Z Canadian PM Mark Carney visits Saudi Arabia to enhance energy and mining partnerships mark carney, canadian prime minister, saudi arabia, energy partnerships, mining agreements https://www.nationscope.news/news/us-and-iran-trade-strikes-as-khamenei-is-buried-d255e2c6 NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:48:05.326Z US and Iran trade strikes as Khamenei is buried us military, iran, ali khamenei, middle east, military strikes https://www.nationscope.news/news/the-future-of-education-is-digital-3eebb9dc NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:46:55.627Z The Future of Education is Digital sri lanka, digital education, interactive learning, adaptive learning, education technology https://www.nationscope.news/news/india-expresses-confidence-in-its-rising-power-amb-387c6940 NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:31:08.726Z India expresses confidence in its rising power ambitions, says top anchor (VIDEO) smita prakash, asia news international, rt india, india, south asia https://www.nationscope.news/news/france-summons-durov-for-questioning-again-media-854cfbfc NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:29:48.326Z France summons Durov for questioning again – media pavel durov, telegram, france, paris, criminal activity https://www.nationscope.news/news/how-trkiye-transitioned-from-being-a-problem-child-836c94e2 NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:27:05.426Z How Türkiye transitioned from being a problem child to a power broker in NATO turkiye, nato, donald trump, turkish president, us politics https://www.nationscope.news/news/ceasefire-is-worst-case-scenario-for-ukraine-accor-893698bc NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:25:00.026Z Ceasefire is ‘worst-case scenario’ for Ukraine, according to head of Zelensky’s preferred arms manufacturer denis shtilerman, fire point, ukraine, russia, ceasefire https://www.nationscope.news/news/venture-global-reports-significant-increase-in-liq-baaaafa6 NationScope en 2026-07-10T00:20:12.626Z Venture Global reports significant increase in liquefaction fees amid Iran conflict venture global, cheniere energy, liquefied natural gas, united states, iran conflict https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-us-presidents-polarising-speech-deepens-divisions-on-250th-independence-annivers NationScope en 2026-07-09T18:44:57.826Z US President's Polarising Speech Deepens Divisions on 250th Independence Anniversary joe biden, united states, declaration of independence, political division, american history https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-sri-lanka-confronts-rising-violence-amidst-prison-unrest-and-youth-safety-concer NationScope en 2026-07-09T18:44:00.726Z Sri Lanka Confronts Rising Violence Amidst Prison Unrest and Youth Safety Concerns sri lanka, colombo, 15-year-old girl, murder investigation, crime news https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-air-pollutions-growing-threat-heart-disease-risks-and-sri-lankas-health-initiati NationScope en 2026-07-09T18:42:38.326Z Air Pollution's Growing Threat: Heart Disease Risks and Sri Lanka's Health Initiatives air pollution, heart disease, public health, sri lanka, cardiovascular health https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-sri-lankas-transport-reforms-a-new-era-for-public-mobility NationScope en 2026-07-09T15:29:39.926Z Sri Lanka's Transport Reforms: A New Era for Public Mobility sri lanka, public transport, bus reforms, transport minister, long-distance services https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-icc-questions-ecb-over-ben-stokes-retirement-video-amid-test-match NationScope en 2026-07-09T15:28:41.226Z ICC Questions ECB Over Ben Stokes' Retirement Video Amid Test Match ben stokes, england cricket board, international cricket council, cricket retirement, test match https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-sri-lankas-wildlife-crime-crackdown-a-jewel-in-the-crown-of-conservation NationScope en 2026-07-09T15:26:39.926Z Sri Lanka's Wildlife Crime Crackdown: A Jewel in the Crown of Conservation kitulgala, sri lanka, wildlife trade, illegal wildlife, court ruling https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-sri-lankan-born-academic-knighted-for-transformative-impact-on-uk-higher-educati NationScope en 2026-07-09T11:07:15.926Z Sri Lankan-Born Academic Knighted for Transformative Impact on UK Higher Education nishan canagarajah, university of leicester, king charles, sri lanka, higher education 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2026-07-09T03:21:51.726Z ECB faces inquiries over Ben Stokes Retirement Video ben stokes, england cricket board, international cricket council, cricket retirement, test match https://www.nationscope.news/news/bus-reforms-government-focuses-on-three-key-change-b9523a7d NationScope en 2026-07-09T03:01:48.526Z Bus reforms: Government focuses on three key changes to public transport sri lanka, public transport, bus reforms, transport minister, long-distance services https://www.nationscope.news/news/old-bogambara-prison-re-established-to-ease-prison-b12812df NationScope en 2026-07-09T02:58:45.327Z Old Bogambara Prison re-established to ease prison congestion old bogambara prison, ministry of justice, sri lanka, prison overcrowding, justice system https://www.nationscope.news/news/new-study-reveals-link-between-air-pollution-and-i-e9561364 NationScope en 2026-07-09T02:51:01.626Z New Study Reveals Link Between Air Pollution and Increased Risk of Heart Disease air pollution, heart disease, 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2026-07-09T02:43:00.326Z US-Iran Tensions Escalate: Airstrikes and Regional Alliances Shift niger, russia, foreign minister, counter-terrorism, sahel states https://www.nationscope.news/news/deep-tensions-rise-in-glasgow-as-police-clash-with-protesters-over-rape-charges NationScope en 2026-07-09T02:40:45.327Z Tensions Rise in Glasgow as Police Clash with Protesters Over Rape Charges glasgow, uk police, rape allegations, protest, crowd control https://www.nationscope.news/news/us-conducts-new-airstrikes-in-southern-iran-amid-e-618fbdf0 NationScope en 2026-07-09T02:24:37.427Z US conducts new airstrikes in southern Iran amid escalating tensions united states, iran, tehran, bandar abbas, military airstrikes https://www.nationscope.news/news/sri-lankas-transport-challenges-an-overview-of-the-4e3a3308 NationScope en 2026-07-09T02:22:36.526Z Sri Lanka's Transport Challenges: An Overview of the Crisis sri lanka, transport crisis, rail service, public transport, fuel prices 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