At a commemorative at City Hall to mark Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day, are from the left, Mark Murphy; City Councilwoman ...

When we fire up the grill on the Fourth of July, few of us take time to consider what “independence” is all about. We live in the land of liberty. We celebrate freedom. But independence? The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, center, hoists the ...

On Monday, for the first time in more than 85 years, Hutchinson’s Library Square will be the site of an Independence Day gathering. The Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism ...

The last time there was a fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore was during Trump’s last term in 2020. Rep. Johnson has ...

It marked the Council’s first celebration of the South Asian island nation’s Independence Day, and was led by Speaker ...

A total of 285 prisoners, including six female prisoners, are to be released from prisons island-wide tomorrow on a ...

As Sri Lanka marks its 77th Independence Day, world leaders and foreign nations have extended their congratulations, ...

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has on the Independence Day of Sri Lanka extended his felicitations to Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath and reaffirmed ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, center, hoists the Sri Lankan national flag during the country's 77th Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.