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By Easwaran Rutnam The Sri Lanka labour court ruled against the BBC for prematurely terminating the contract of top journalist Azzam Ameen. Issuing a judgement, the Labour Court ruled that ending the contract of BBC Sri Lanka correspondent Azzam Ameen was unreasonable and unjustifiable
- SLPP Anuradhapura District MP Nandasena passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- India lifts export ban on onions for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- State Minister escapes unhurt after vehicle catches fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia proud to partner with Sri Lankan military (Category: Breaking News)
The Pentagon says it will “rush” Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new military aid package. The US will utilise $6bn (£4.8bn) for this purpose, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin revealed on Friday. Patriot air defence batteries are not included. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Patriots were “urgently” needed […]
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
- OJ Simpson, NFL star cleared in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76 (Category: Breaking News)
The Pentagon says it will “rush” Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new military aid package. The US will utilise $6bn (£4.8bn) for this purpose, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin revealed on Friday. Patriot air defence batteries are not included. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Patriots were “urgently” needed […]
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- US House passes crucial aid deal worth $61bn for Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s Netanyahu says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia says all four suspects arrested after 133 killed at concert hall (Category: Breaking News)
At least 155 people have died in floods and landslides in Tanzania following heavy rains caused by El Niño, the prime minister has said. Kassim Majaliwa warned that the rains might continue into May, and urged families to leave flood-prone areas. About 200,000 people and more than 51,000 households were already affected by the disaster, […]
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s Netanyahu says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing plane engine cover falls off prompting investigation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has suspended public duties to “stop and reflect” on whether to remain in the job, after a court opened a preliminary inquiry into his wife. In a statement, the Spanish leader said he urgently needed to decide “whether I should continue to lead the government or renounce this honour”. The […]
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing plane engine cover falls off prompting investigation (Category: Breaking News)
- Baltimore bridge collapse: Divers find two bodies in submerged truck (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert. It is one of the worst such episodes to hit Greece since 2018, according to officials. Greece had already been struck by similar clouds in late March and early April, which also covered areas of Switzerland […]
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishop stabbed during sermon in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
A Russian deputy defence minister has been detained on suspicion of taking bribes, according to the country’s top investigative body. The Investigative Committee said on Tuesday that Timur Ivanov was being held and an investigation carried out. Appointed to the defence ministry in 2016, Mr Ivanov, 47, was responsible for Russia’s military infrastructure projects. Activists […]
- Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel military intelligence chief quits over 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli government says it will block Al Jazeera from broadcasting (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa investigators raid home of speaker of parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Baltimore has sued the operators of the container ship that hit and destroyed one of the US city’s main bridges last month, killing six people. The city says the Dali was “clearly unseaworthy” and accuses its owners and manager of negligence. The ship’s Singapore-based owner and manager have already asked a court to limit their […]
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Dubai airport in chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney floods: Warnings of further deluge as major dam spills (Category: Breaking News)
මුලතිව් දිස්ත්රික්කයට අයත් පුදුකුඩිඉරිප්පු, කයිවේලි ගම්මානයේ ජීවත්වෙන ගුණසිංහම් කසේන්ද්රන්ගේ උස අඩි 07යි අඟල් 02කි. ශ්රී ලංකාවේ උසම පුද්ගලයා තමන් බවට විශ්වාස කරන බව ඔහු BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.
Authorities have evacuated 110,000 people from their homes in Guangdong, as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in China’s most populous province. Four people have died so far, while 10 have gone missing, according to state media. Footage on state media and online show large swathes of land inundated by the floods and rescuers […]
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Water’s Edge to be given back to Sumal after ignoring SC order (Category: Breaking News)
- Romney debuts SC ad, so does DNC (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
The Israeli military’s intelligence chief has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Major General Aharon Haliva would retire once his successor was selected. He acknowledged in a letter that his intelligence directorate “did not live up to the task […]
- Water’s Edge to be given back to Sumal after ignoring SC order (Category: Breaking News)
- Romney debuts SC ad, so does DNC (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Retired SC judge to chair committee on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
German authorities say they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for China. The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS). Prosecutors allege his network operated a front company which co-operated with German research organisations. The accused are said to have collected sensitive […]
- Avalanche leaves two dead in Austrian Alps (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli government says it will block Al Jazeera from broadcasting (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa investigators raid home of speaker of parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Iran-Israeli Tit For Tat, India’s Vote Marathon & Lanka’s Long Election Eve appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Middle East on Edge, India’s Vote Marathon, and Lanka’s Long Election Eve (Category: Breaking News)
- The New Kurukshetra: BJP & Opposition Alliances For The 2024 Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Politics: Modi Set For Hat Trick At Home; Caught In Dirty Tricks Abroad (Category: Breaking News)
The House of Representatives has finally approved billions of dollars in new US military aid for Ukraine to help combat Russia’s invasion. The much-delayed measure had vocal opponents in Congress and it took a fragile bipartisan deal to get the $61bn (£49bn) package through. Republicans said more than a third would be dedicated to replenishing […]
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel accused of deadly strike on Iranian consulate in Syria (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s Netanyahu says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks (Category: Breaking News)
The House of Representatives has finally approved billions of dollars in new US military aid for Ukraine as it struggles to resist Russia’s invasion. The much-delayed measure had vocal opponents in Congress and it took a fragile bipartisan deal to get the $61bn (£49bn) package through. Now the focus shifts from “whether” to “when” lethal […]
- Three suspected Chinese agents arrested in Germany (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel military intelligence chief quits over 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
යුක්තිය ඉටු කරන බවට වාචික පොරොන්දු ලබා දුන් ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ එම පොරොන්දු කඩ කළ ද ජාතික ජනබලවේගය සහ සමගි ජන බලවේගය ලබා දී ඇති ලිඛිත ප්රතිඥා කෙරෙහි විශ්වාසයෙන් පසුවන බවත්, රටේ පාලනය භාරගත යුතු අනාගත නායකයා සතු ලක්ෂණ ගැනත් අතිඋතුම් මැල්කම් රංජිත් හිමිපාණෝ BBC සිංහල සේවය සමග පැවති සංවාදයේ දී පැවසූහ.
A man has set himself on fire outside the court in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is being held. After dousing himself in a liquid, he threw pamphlets in the air in front of news media gathered nearby. The man’s motive is unknown and police responded to the scene. Mr Trump was […]
- Four dead as strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia says all four suspects arrested after 133 killed at concert hall (Category: Breaking News)
ඊශ්රායලය විසින් මිසයිලයක් ඉරානයට වෙත එල්ල කොට ඇති බව එක්සත් ජනපද නිලධාරීන් BBC හි හවුල්කාර සේවාවක් වන CBS ප්රවෘත්ති වෙත පවසා තිබේ.ඉරාන මාධ්ය පවසන්නේ ඉස්ෆහාන් හි මධ්යම පළාතෙන් පිපිරුම් හඬවල් ඇසුණු බවත්; නගර කිහිපයක ගුවන් ගමන් සේවා අත්හිටුවා ඇති බවත් ය.පසුගිය සෙනසුරාදා (අප්රේල් 13) රාත්රියේ ඉරානය
An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials have told the BBC’s partner station CBS News. Blasts were heard in the central province of Isfahan and flights have been suspended over several cities, Iranian media say. Iran is on high alert after Israel said it would respond to an Iranian
- US restricts travel for employees in Israel amid fears of Iran attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s Netanyahu says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel accused of deadly strike on Iranian consulate in Syria (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
Kenya’s military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president said. Gen Ogolla – Kenya’s highest ranking military officer – was in the helicopter alongside 11 other military personnel. Only two people survived. In a news conference, President William Ruto said it was […]
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Fears for Gazans as aid groups halt work over deadly Israeli strike (Category: Breaking News)
- Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine s prime minister has told the BBC there will be a ÂThird World War if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill.
- Public Pressure (Category: Business)
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Heavy rain has been battering Gulf states, causing deadly flash floods as well as disrupting flights at the world’s second-busiest airport. Dubai International Airport says it is facing “very challenging conditions”. It advised some passengers not to turn up as areas were inundated with water. Further north, a man died when his car was caught […]
- Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- Avalanche leaves two dead in Austrian Alps (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing plane engine cover falls off prompting investigation (Category: Breaking News)
- US restricts travel for employees in Israel amid fears of Iran attack (Category: Breaking News)
As Beijing increases its repression of ethnic minorities in China to establish Han domination, the Chinese Communist Party is also devising numerous ways to ensure that the overseas media cannot expose this ongoing violation of human rights behind the bamboo curtain. The Chinese media is highly censored. To project the false image of China as […]
- Tibet’s resistance to decades of colonial suppression of China (Category: Breaking News)
- UN rights chief’s first visit to China seems to be ‘wasted historic opportunity’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi builds campaign to change West-led world order (Category: Breaking News)
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කුලියාපිටිය සාරනාත් විද්යාලයේ 10 ශ්රේණියේ අධ්යාපනය ලබන එච්.ඒ මිහින් නිදුවර නව නිපැයුම් තරගවලින් සමස්ත ලංකා ජගග්රහණ ලද දරුවෙකි. ඔහු විසින් නිපදවන ලද ජීවිතාරක්ෂක බෝට්ටුවකට 2022 දී සමස්ත ලංකා පාසල් නව නිපැයුම් තරගයෙන් ප්රථම ස්ථානයක් හිමි වී ඇත. එමෙන්ම දරුවන්ගේ ආරක්ෂාව සහතික කෙරෙන 'ගෝ කාට්' එකක් නිපදවීම වෙනුවෙන් ඔහු 2023 දී සමස්ත ලංකා ජයග්රහණයක් හිමි කරගත් බව සාරනාත් විද්යාලයේ විදුහල්පති චමින්ද රන්දෙන...
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Heavy rain has battered some Gulf states, causing flash flooding across the region and leading to flights to the world’s busiest international airport being diverted. Dubai Airport said operations were “temporarily diverted” – though they have since restarted. Authorities in Oman said at least 18 people had been killed by floods. Several states recorded nearly […]
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On 19 April, Indians will begin choosing a new parliament for the next five years, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third consecutive term. Opinion polls put his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies ahead. They are up against the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India), which groups more than two dozen opposition […]
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Denmark’s historic old stock exchange building in the centre of Copenhagen has been engulfed by fire. The 17th Century Børsen is one of the city’s oldest buildings and onlookers gasped as its iconic spire collapsed in the flames. Everyone inside the building was able to leave and people rushed to rescue some of its historic […]
- Russia says all four suspects arrested after 133 killed at concert hall (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
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Australian police have declared Monday’s stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated “terrorist act”. A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop, a priest and churchgoers were attacked during mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church. At least four people suffered “non-life-threatening” injuries, police say. The attacker was also hurt. The incide...
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Donald Trump’s unprecedented criminal trial has begun with half of a group of potential jurors ruled out within minutes on impartiality grounds. Mr Trump denies falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Sixty of 96 potential jurors were quick to say in the New York court that they could […]
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