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In a profanity-laced outburst, Elon Musk has slammed advertisers that have left X, warning they will kill the social media platform. At an event in New York, he accused companies that have joined an ad boycott of the site formerly known as Twitter of trying to blackmail him.Some firms have paused advertising on X amid […]
- Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is ‘not for sale’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man (Category: Breaking News)
- Musk defends deep cuts to Twitter’s workforce (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss (Category: Breaking News)
Pope Francis is evicting US Cardinal Raymond Burke, an outspoken critic, from his Vatican apartment and revoking his salary. Cardinal Burke is part of a group of American conservatives who have long opposed the Pope’s plans for reforming the Catholic Church. A Vatican source told the BBC
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sierra Leone under curfew after inmates freed from Freetown’s Pademba Road Prison (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Francis fires Texan bishop after criticism of reforms (Category: Breaking News)
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age 100. He served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. In a statement, Kissinger Associates, a political consulting firm he founded, said the German-born former diplomat died at his home in Connecticut but did not give […]
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
The Emirati president of the United Nations Climate conference in Dubai has denied reports that he has used his role at the negotiations to pursue fossil fuel deals. A day before the talks are due to begin, Sultan al-Jaber, who also is the CEO of the state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc), rejected allegations […]
- UN COP28: What to know about the climate summit in Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- India, UAE reach agreement on green hydrogen development and under sea cable connectivity (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil to leave for Dubai to attend COP28 climate conference (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar keen to invest in SL (Category: Breaking News)
An elephant gifted to the Philippines by Sri Lanka, and christened by activists as one of the world’s “saddest”, has died at a Philippine zoo, where she lived almost all her life alone in a pen. Tributes have poured in for Mali, who was the star attraction at Manila Zoo for four decades and much […]
- At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat in Mali (Category: Breaking News)
- Mali urges immediate end to UN Minusma peacekeeping mission (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
A US military aircraft with eight personnel on board has crashed off Yakushima Island in Japan. Japan’s coast guard told the BBC that rescue workers have found a passenger who was “not breathing”. Local media also quoted officials who said the remains of the plane
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Plane forced to return to airport after horse escapes crate (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Heathrow airport from Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial. Another 15% in its parent company, FGP Topco, will be sold to French-based private equity fund Ardian. Ferrovial, which has owned a stake since 2006, announced that the deal was worth £2.37bn ($3bn). The […]
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Singaporeans vote for ceremonial president after rare political scandals (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
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- Brilliant Timing To Right Injustices To Palestinians (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestinians, The Terrorists & Israelis, The Victims (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Tamils & Palestinians: International Justice In The Dark? (Category: Breaking News)
- US Funds & Israel Kills Palestinians En Masse Before Swallowing Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සුන්දරත්වය සහ ආගන්තුක සත්කාර ගැන සංචාරකයෝ ඉතා සතුටින් කතා කරති. නමුත් අන්තර්ජාල පහසුකම් නොමැති වීම, නියමිත අගයට වඩා වැඩිපුර මුදල් අය කිරීම, වැසිකිලි පහසුකම් නොමැති වීම, විදුලිය නොමැති වීම, අනතුරුදායක ලෙස රිය පැදවීම සහ ආරක්ෂාව සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඇතැම් සංචාරකයින් කණස්සල්ල පළ කරන බව BBC සිංහල
- වඳුරු උණ දැනටමත් මෙරටට ඇතුලු වෙලාද? කොවිඩ් තත්ත්වය බරපලතලද? (Category: Sinhala)
- ලංකාවේ පවුල් ලක්ෂ 41කට ගන්න පඩියෙන් කන්න බැහැ (Category: Sinhala)
- සපුගස්කන්ද යළිත් අවදානමක (Category: Sinhala)
- මම ජනාධිපති වෙලා ඉන්න කොට හැම රටක්ම උදව් කරා -මෛත්රී (Category: Sinhala)
Five armed Palestinian groups joined Hamas in the deadly 7 October attack on Israel after training together in military-style exercises from 2020 onwards, BBC News analysis shows. The groups carried out joint drills in Gaza which closely resembled the tactics used during the deadly assault –
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Francis to evict Cardinal Raymond Burke from Vatican (Category: Breaking News)
- Sierra Leone under curfew after inmates freed from Freetown’s Pademba Road Prison (Category: Breaking News)
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the four-day truce in Gaza for another two days, mediator Qatar says. The Gulf state provided no further details, but Israel had offered a day’s pause in the fighting for every 10 additional Israeli hostages freed. A Palestinian source also told the BBC
- 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)
- Tense wait as ex-cyclone moves over New Zealand’s most northern region (Category: Breaking News)
- Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification (Category: Breaking News)
A US Navy warship has captured armed men who seized an Israeli-linked tanker off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, US defence officials say. The assailants attempted to escape on a boat but were chased by the US warship. US Central Command reported that two missiles were then fired towards the warship from rebel Houthi-controlled […]
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
CM Punk has made a dramatic return to WWE after nearly a decade away. Fans roared after hearing his theme music at the Survivor Series event in the United States on Saturday night. He initially left WWE in 2014 and has often spoken about his frustrations over creative storylines and a lack of medical care […]
- WWE chief McMahon retires amid sexual misconduct allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Political violence grips Bangladesh as election looms (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
Sierra Leone has been placed under a nationwide curfew after armed men broke into prisons, setting inmates free. Detainees from a number of “major” facilities were released on Sunday morning, said the West African nation’s information minister. Earlier on, the gunmen had attacked a military barracks in capital city, Freetown. Residents reported hearing gunshots at […]
- Pope Francis to evict Cardinal Raymond Burke from Vatican (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
Katie Taylor edged past Briton Chantelle Cameron via majority decision in a thrilling light-welterweight title fight in Dublin. Ireland’s Taylor avenged the only loss of her career in an extraordinary bout at 3Arena on Saturday to become a two-weight undisputed champion. Taylor almost hit the deck in the final seconds, but stayed on her feet […]
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
- Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon (Category: Breaking News)
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic beats Taylor Fritz to reach ATP Finals final (Category: Breaking News)
A second group of Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity on Saturday, after hours of delay had increased the anxiety of desperate families. The Israeli military said 13 Israelis were released in Gaza and in exchange 39 more Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel in the West Bank. Hamas also released four Thai hostages. The first […]
- Hostages’ fates haunt Israel as war intensifies (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended for two days, Qatar says (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
Hamas has announced it is delaying the release of further Israeli hostages. A statement by its military wing says Israel has broken the terms of the truce deal over aid deliveries to northern Gaza. It’s not yet clear how long this delay will last as Israel has not commented. It’s the second day of a […]
- Migration heaven (Category: Technology)
- Developed Nation (Category: Business)
- Banned Bombs (Category: Business)
- Hard act to Folau (Category: Australia, Queensland)
David Cameron, the former British prime minister who has recently become the country’s foreign minister, has told the BBC that there must be “long-term safety, security and stability” for Palestinians in order for Israel to be secure. “You’ve got to think about what will happen in Gaza
Pakistan has confirmed that it is charging an $830 fee from undocumented refugees who want to leave the country. The exit fee applies to people who arrived without a visa. In October Pakistan announced that it would deport 1.7 million undocumented foreigners from the country if they did not leave by 1 November. Most are […]
- At least 50 killed, dozens injured in blast in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Explosion at Azerbaijan fuel depot kills 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
Vehicles have been set on fire and shops looted in Dublin after a knife attack that left a number of people, including three children, injured. A five-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s were seriously hurt in the attack after 13:40 local time. It happened on Parnell Square East in the city centre, outside […]
- Two officers injured in blast outside interior ministry in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 50 killed, dozens injured in blast in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
Here’s a quick recap of what has been learned about the hostage release agreement announced by Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari: A pause in fighting will begin at 7am local time on Friday, both north and south of the Gaza Strip 13 hostages will be released at approximately 4pm All those to be released […]
- Mother and daughter US hostages released by Hamas (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Egypt and US agree to allow aid into Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, dies at 86 (Category: Breaking News)
Veteran anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders has won a dramatic victory in the Dutch general election, with almost all votes counted. After 25 years in parliament, his Freedom party (PVV) is set to win 37 seats, well ahead of his nearest rival, a left-wing alliance. “The PVV can no longer be ignored,” he said. “We […]
- Belt and Road Initiative: Is China’s trillion-dollar gamble to transform the world working? (Category: Breaking News)
- Inside the deadly instant loan app scam that blackmails with nudes (Category: Breaking News)
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
- Manhunt for gang boss who controlled luxury jail in Venezuela (Category: Breaking News)
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- Downward Spiralling Economy: Increased Govt Spending & Reduced Revenue (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka An Ethnocracy? (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Electoral terrorism was ended in Parliament - Dallas (Category: Video)
- Elections & Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
''මේ ළමයින්ගේ ආසාව තිබුණේ සමස්ත ලංකා තරගයට යන එකට වඩා කොළඹ දකින්න. බොහෝ දරුවෝ මුලින්ම හයිවේ එකක ගියේ එදා. මම ගුරුවරයෙක් විදියට හුඟක් සතුටු වෙනවා මේ ජයග්රහණ ගැන. '' යනුවෙන් අම්පාර, උහන දෙමටමල්පැලැස්ස විද්යාලයේ සංගීත ගුරුතුමා BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.
North Korea has ripped up a five-year-old deal with Seoul aimed at lowering military tensions, in the latest escalation of a row between the two. It all started when Pyongyang claimed to have successfully launched a spy satellite into space on Tuesday (21). This led to South Korea part suspending the agreement, saying it would […]
- North Korea claims successful launch of spy satellite (Category: Breaking News)
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin signals help for Kim Jong Un but quiet on weapons (Category: Breaking News)
The US has raised an alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil at the “senior-most” levels with India, the White House says. According to the Financial Times, the target was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US-Canada dual national. Pannun is a vocal advocate for an independent Sikh homeland and has been designated a […]
- India to citizens in Canada: exercise utmost caution (Category: Breaking News)
- India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon (Category: Breaking News)
- Hopes of ‘Chandrayaan-3’ Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
The four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will begin at 10am on Thursday, Hamas says. Israel has not yet commented on when the pause will begin, but Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he expected the first hostages to be received on Thursday (23) Under the agreement, 50 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas will […]
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days, says Qatar (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamas delays hostage release accusing Israel of breaking truce deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas battles create havoc in Gaza hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel approves hostage deal with Hamas, multi-day ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as boss just days after he was fired by the board, the firm has said. The agreement “in principle” involves new board members being appointed, the tech company added. It comes after Altman was sacked on Friday triggering an open letter from staff who threatened to resign unless he […]
- Sacked OpenAI boss Sam Altman to join Microsoft (Category: Breaking News)
- Former OpenAI boss Sam Altman pictured at firm’s HQ amid reports of return (Category: Breaking News)
- Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
Israel’s cabinet has approved a deal with Hamas to secure the release of 50 hostages being held in Gaza The hostages will be released over a four-day pause in fighting, a statement from the Israeli prime minister’s office says. Under the deal, the release of every additional 10 hostages will extend the pause in fighting […]
- Hamas delays hostage release accusing Israel of breaking truce deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended for two days, Qatar says (Category: Breaking News)
- Netanyahu, Hamas chief indicate deal on Gaza truce and hostages is close (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel approves hostage deal with Hamas, multi-day ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
Millions of Indians cried along with cricket captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday as he walked off the field, trying to hold back his tears. His team had just lost the cricket World Cup final to Australia, prolonging India’s painful wait for the glory since 2011. This was arguably his best shot at winning the coveted […]
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