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The Chinese capital, Beijing, has experienced its coldest December since records began in 1951. Temperatures in the city have frequently fallen below -10C this month. China has been hit with several waves of extremely cold weather already this winter. It has been a year of extremes in the capital: six months ago, Beijing recorded its […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Tense wait as ex-cyclone moves over New Zealand’s most northern region (Category: Breaking News)
The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned. It comes after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals. The Ministry
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
BBC has reported that Police in Sri Lanka have claimed to have arrested almost 15,000 people during a week-long drive against drug traffickers across the country. The police also say the operation led to the seizure of almost 440kg of various types of narcotics, including heroin. Local media
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- US congressman carjacked at gunpoint in Washington DC (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Ugandan athlete stabbed to death in Kenya – reports (Category: Breaking News)
A cargo ship was struck by a drone off the coast of the western Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday. The Liberia-flagged chemical products tanker was linked to Israel, according to maritime security firm Ambrey, and was heading from Saudi Arabia to India. The attack sparked a fire onboard the ship which was put out, […]
- Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- US military aircraft with eight aboard crashes off Japan island (Category: Breaking News)
- Three US troops killed in drone strike on US base in Middle East (Category: Breaking News)
- Mindanao island hit by two powerful quakes but tsunami threat has passed -US Tsunami Warning Sys... (Category: Breaking News)
Israel says it has arrested 200 members of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups in the past week and taken them into its territory for questioning. A statement said some of the suspects had been hiding among the civilian population and surrendered voluntarily. Israel says 700 Palestinian militants have been arrested since it launched its […]
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Hostages’ fates haunt Israel as war intensifies (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 11 Americans killed in Israel during Hamas attack (Category: Breaking News)
Rebecca Welch made history on Saturday when she became the first woman to referee a Premier League fixture. The 40-year-old took charge of Burnley’s 2-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Welch became a referee in 2010 when she combined it with a job in the NHS, before becoming a full-time official in 2019. In January, […]
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- England’s Moeen Ali takes 4-26 as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
Julian Alvarez scored twice as Manchester City won the Fifa Club World Cup for the first time by beating Brazilians Fluminense in Saudi Arabia. Pep Guardiola’s side, taking part in the tournament after winning last season’s Champions League, made the ideal start as Alvarez struck after 40 seconds, chesting in from close range after Nathan […]
- Referee punched: Turkish FA halts league football after club president hits Super Lig official (Category: Breaking News)
- Chelsea in talks to sign Napoli defender and Man City’s Nathan Ake (Category: Breaking News)
- CPS chief Brizard on his way out? (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Netherlands reach quarter finals of Women’s World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
A US woman with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in two days – after a “one in a million” pregnancy and a total of 20 hours in labour. Kelsey Hatcher, 32, delivered one daughter on Tuesday, and a second on Wednesday, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. The girls […]
- Thai MP jailed for posts insulting the monarchy (Category: Breaking News)
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air (Category: Breaking News)
A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded at an airport in north-eastern France on suspicion of human trafficking, French media report. The Airbus A340 was flying from the United Arab Emirates to the Nicaraguan capital, Managua. It was grounded during a technical stopover at the small Vatry airport in Marne on Thursday after […]
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer (Category: Breaking News)
More than 700 Airbus Atlantic staff are believed to have fallen ill following the company’s Christmas dinner, health authorities in France have said. Workers from the aerospace group’s site in western France were left suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea, according to the ARS health agency. It is unclear what was on the menu at the […]
- Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
Japan is going through a “once in a generation” political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the face of a corruption scandal. Four cabinet ministers from the long-term ruling party have resigned in the past fortnight, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fights to hang on. His approval ratings […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
The wife of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, has been granted political asylum in the US. Khashoggi died in October 2018, and US intelligence has said it believes Saudi Arabia was behind the killing. Hanan Elatr, Khashoggi’s wife, feared for her safety and came to the US […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Kansas City shooting: One dead and 21 injured near Super Bowl parade (Category: Breaking News)
- What’s killing so many of Sri Lanka’s iconic elephants? (Category: Breaking News)
- One dead and 21 injured in shooting near Super Bowl parade (Category: Breaking News)
Hamas, the group which controls the Gaza Strip, has ruled out any more hostage releases until Israel agrees to a “full cessation of aggression”. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hamas fighters in Gaza since a truce earlier this month when more than 100 hostages were freed. Around 120 people abducted from Israel […]
- Antony Blinken holds talks with Prime Minster Netanyahu in Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended for two days, Qatar says (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
More than 15 people have been killed and 24 injured in a shooting at a university in Prague, officials say. Police said the gunman had also been “eliminated” following the shooting at Charles University – the deadliest attack in modern Czech history. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said he had cancelled upcoming engagements in light of […]
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, the longest known wrongful sentence in the US. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July after a district court found that crucial evidence in his case was not turned over to his defence lawyers. On Monday, […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- US court releases list of people connected to financier Jeffrey Epstein (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
The French parliament has passed legislation toughening France’s immigration policy after months of political wrangling. The amended bill was backed by both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN). Leftists accused Mr Macron of making concessions to the far-right. However, so wide was the majority in the lower [R...
- Rishi Sunak faces crunch Rwanda vote as Tory MPs split (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak sees off Tory rebellion in Rwanda bill vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. In a landmark decision, the court ruled 4-3 that Trump is not an eligible candidate. It is the first time that Section 3 of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment has been used to […]
- Trump ordered to pay $355m to New York for lying to banks (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump ordered to pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean Carroll (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump says he will be arrested on Thursday in Georgia election case (Category: Breaking News)
The family of the Sri Lankan student Oshada Jayasundera who was fatally struck by a car during a police chase say they "hope for justice to prevail".The post Family of Sri Lankan student killed in police chase in United Kingdom call for justice appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Family of Sri Lankan student killed in police chase in UK call for justice (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan undergrad in Nottinghamshire killed in a police chase (Category: Breaking News)
- Home Invaders Crash Stolen Car Into Innocent Family (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Trading Wednesday (Category: Business)
A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland after weeks of intense earthquake activity. About 4,000 people were earlier evacuated from the fishing town of Grindavik and the nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa was closed. The eruption started north of the town at 22:17 local time (22:17 GMT), the Icelandic Met Office […]
- Tour operators ordered to pay millions to White Island volcano victims (Category: Breaking News)
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
At least 111 people died and another 220 were injured following an earthquake in north-west China on Monday, state media report. The quake struck in Gansu province around midnight (16:00 GMT), damaging buildings both there and in the neighbouring province of Qinghai. Rescue efforts were under way early on Tuesday morning. The US Geological Survey […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
Sadia Iqbal and Aliya Riaz played the starring roles as Pakistan beat New Zealand in a Super Over after the nail-biting third ODI ended in a tie in Christchurch. With the win, Pakistan denied New Zealand a series whitewash after the first two games had gone the way of the hosts. Pakistan looked like favourites […]
- Knight leads from the front as England take opening T20I (Category: Breaking News)
- Iftikhar, Nawaz inspire consolation win as New Zealand fold for 92 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan, Zimbabwe and South Africa script crushing wins (Category: Breaking News)
- Alyssa Healy, Annabel Sutherland lead clinical Australia to another series win (Category: Breaking News)
A huge explosion at the main oil refinery in Guinea’s capital Conakry has killed at least eight people and wounded dozens, officials say. The explosion blew out the windows of nearby houses in downtown Conakry, and hundreds of residents fled the area, eyewitnesses said. The authorities have ordered schools in the city to close and […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
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Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers in Gaza on Friday had used leftover food to write signs pleading for help, Israel says. The men had been staying at the building next to where they were shot “for some period of time”, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Officials have admitted that killing the […]
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli forces pushing into south Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli hostages holding white cloth shot dead by Israeli soldiers (Category: Breaking News)
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Citing survivors, the UN agency said on Saturday the vessel left the city of Zuwara with around 86 people on board. It said high waves swamped the boat and that 61 […]
- Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Cargo ship attacked off Gujarat coast (Category: Breaking News)
- French parliament passes controversial immigration law (Category: Breaking News)
Phil Salt’s stunning century helped England pull off their third-highest T20 international chase as they beat West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 in Grenada. Salt brought up his first T20 international hundred off 51 balls and finished unbeaten on 109, with Harry Brook smashing the 21 runs needed off the final over […]
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
- Azam and Rizwan steer Pakistan to incredible 10-wicket win (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza were shot dead while holding a white cloth, an Israeli military official says. The official said the case was “against our rules of engagement” and an investigation was happening at the “highest level”. The hostages – Yotam Haim, 28, Samer Talalka, 22, and Alon Shamriz, […]
- Hopes for ceasefire in Gaza falter ahead of Ramadan (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli forces pushing into south Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Hostages shot by IDF put out ‘SOS’ sign written with leftover food (Category: Breaking News)
Kuwait's leader Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at the age of 86, Kuwaiti state TV announced.The post Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86, Sheikh Meshaal named successor (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuwait s new emir Sheikh Mishal sworn in, highlights importance of accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- US ends 5 cultural programs with China in further escalation (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Rudy Giuliani, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump, has been ordered to pay more than $148m (£116m) to two women over false claims they tampered with votes in 2020. A judge had already found Mr Giuliani liable of making defamatory claims about Georgia poll workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. […]
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump ordered to pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean Carroll (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
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A rush hour collision between two subway trains in Beijing has left 102 people with broken bones, Chinese state media reported. More than 500 people were sent to hospital after the incident, which occurred at about 19:00 local time (11:00 GMT) on Thursday. The trains collided during heavy snowfall while going downhill on the Changping […]
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
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- Hong Kong and southern China battle widespread flooding from record rains (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
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