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Sri Lanka to build 881 rural bridges under four-year infrastructure programmeJuly 13, 2026Construction of more than 100 rural bridges under the Government’s “Punarudaye Purawara” national programme will commence on Tuesday (14) as part of a four-year initiative to improve rural connectivity and transport infrastructure.The project, implemented by the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, forms part of a wider plan to develop 881 rural bridges identified by local authorities across the country. Funds for the programme were allocated under the 2026 Budget.The first phase, valued at Rs. 1,050 million, will see construction begin on more than 100 bridges in districts across the island. The main launch ceremonies will be held in Ridigama, Kurunegala, under the patronage of Minister Chandana Abeyratne, and in Sooriyawewa, Hambantota, under Deputy Minister Ruwan Senarath.The ministry also announced that Rs. 2,500 million has been allocated this year to launch income-generating projects for local government institutions from August, with the aim of reducing their dependence on central government funding and strengthening their financial sustainability.Meanwhile, the Government plans to provide 700 items of machinery to local authorities to improve service delivery. As the first phase of the programme, 75 motor graders have already begun arriving in Sri Lanka and will be officially handed over to local authorities on July 22 under the patronage of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya. (Newswire)
State Department Launches Campaign to Dismantle International Criminal Court’s Threat to American SovereigntyMedia NoteOffice of the Spokesperson July 13, 2026Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a sweeping campaign to dismantle the threat posed by the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty. The campaign will feature a whole-of-government response to systematically disable the ICC’s ability to operate, target American servicemen or officials, or otherwise threaten American sovereignty.The ICC poses an intolerable threat to U.S. sovereignty – it claims the authority to prosecute and even imprison American servicemen and officials operating on behalf of America’s national interest. Americans never signed up for this, and all American presidents since the ICC’s ratification have maintained that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over Americans. The ICC previously opened an investigation into U.S. servicemen and intelligence officers and has since refused to close these cases.The ICC now seeks to become the unaccountable global arbiter – positioning itself above and beyond the nation state as a supranational enforcement arm of a globalist bureaucracy empowered to persecute American servicemen and officials at will. No diplomatic option will be off-limits in the campaign to dismantle the threat posed by the ICC to Americans.The campaign will feature a wide range of actions intended to ensure that the International Criminal Court is incapable of threatening U.S. sovereignty or targeting Americans.Actions under consideration include:Diplomatic calls from the Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary, ambassadors, and other members of senior leadership to foreign nations highlighting the abuses of the ICC and the risks posed to Americans and other nations urging them to withdraw from the ICCNations that partner with American law enforcement and the U.S. military or that enjoy the benefits of the U.S. security umbrella are called upon to reject the ICC’s purported authority to prosecute American officials and servicemenIncreased scrutiny of nations that refuse to reject the ICC’s false authority while relying on U.S. assistanceDiplomatic calls urging other nations that, like America, that are not party to the Rome Statute to leverage their diplomatic networks to take similar actions alongside usVisa revocations and travel bans for ICC personnelIncreased sanctions against the ICC and affiliated organizationsWatch Secretary Rubio’s video message on this action on the Department of State’s YouTube channel.
