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Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. The ruling cements the downfall of the former billionaire, who emerged as a high profile champion of crypto before his firm’s dramatic collapse in 2022. He was found to […]
- Convicted ‘Crypto King’ will not face second trial (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed. Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two of the workers were rescued on the day, but the search continues for the […]
- Lost power, a mayday call and the crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- 60 migrants die in dinghy in Mediterranean, survivors say (Category: Breaking News)
- Millions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa investigators raid home of speaker of parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Millions of Americans’ online accounts have been caught up in a “sinister” Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials, the justice department and FBI said on Monday. Seven Chinese nationals have been charged with enacting a widespread cyber-attack campaign. They are accused of ties to a hacking operation that ran for 14 years. The US […]
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- Delhi’s chief minister arrested over corruption claims (Category: Breaking News)
The first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has unloaded supplies onto the shore. The Spanish ship Open Arms left Cyprus on Tuesday with 200 tonnes of food desperately needed for Gaza, which the UN says is on the brink of famine. Videos posted online show a crane moving crates from the […]
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- 60 migrants die in dinghy in Mediterranean, survivors say (Category: Breaking News)
- Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- Lost power, a mayday call and the crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge (Category: Breaking News)
China has attacked a bill going through Congress that could ultimately see TikTok banned in the US, accusing it of “unjustly” behaving like a “bandit”. The bill passed by the House of Representatives would give TikTok’s parent company six months to divest from the firm or face a ban on the app. It still faces […]
- US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell its controlling stake or the app would be blocked in the US. While the bill passed overwhelmingly in a bipartisan vote, it still […]
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- China hits out at US over TikTok ban on federal devices (Category: Breaking News)
- Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa investigators raid home of speaker of parliament (Category: Breaking News)
US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties’ nominations for the election in November. Four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of the 2020 presidential election in eight months’ […]
- US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide (Category: Breaking News)
- Lost power, a mayday call and the crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Baltimore bridge collapse: Divers find two bodies in submerged truck (Category: Breaking News)
- Delhi’s chief minister arrested over corruption claims (Category: Breaking News)
Starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief has claimed. Joseph Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a “manmade” disaster. A Spanish ship carrying desperately needed food supplies has left Cyprus for Gaza, but the UN says this cannot replace the delivery of […]
- WHO says children starving to death in northern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 100 reported killed in crowd near Gaza aid convoy (Category: Breaking News)
- US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
Hopes had been high over the past week following talks in Paris that there could be a new Gaza ceasefire deal in place for the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan next week. However, while Hamas has now sent a delegation to Cairo for further negotiations with Egyptian and Qatari mediators, Israel has […]
- Israeli hostages holding white cloth shot dead by Israeli soldiers (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)
- Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut blast (Category: Breaking News)
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- Anura’s Visit To India, Its Signs & Importance (Category: Breaking News)
- The Influence Of Sirima Bandaranaike & Ranil Wickremesinghe On The Foreign Policy Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Asian Heritage (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP & Bird Cage Economy (Category: Breaking News)
An alligator at a US zoo had to undergo surgery after veterinarians discovered 70 coins in the animal’s stomach. The coins were found in a rare, 36-year-old leucistic alligator, which has translucent white skin and blue eyes. Veterinarians identified “metal foreign objects in the stomach of an iconic resident” – Thibodaux. The Henry Doorly Zoo […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
Since Kenya’s William Ruto and Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu became presidents, they have faced similar criticism over their frequent trips abroad. The two men have been the subject of unflattering descriptions – the costs associated with their alleged penchant for air travel often contrasted with tough economic conditions at home. A Kenyan newspaper, the Standard, nicknamed […]
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- At least eight dead after major rioting and unrest in Papua New Guinea (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516 (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of people have taken to the streets around the world to protest against the war in Gaza as Israel pledges to go forward with its offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza. Waving pro-Palestinian flags and banners, thousands marched through the streets of Madrid, Spain to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The crowd snaked […]
- Protesters rally around the world demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Egypt, US, Israel agree ceasefire in southern Gaza, opening of Rafah crossing - security sources (Category: Breaking News)
- 17 Sri Lankans trapped in war-torn Gaza allowed to leave (Category: Breaking News)
- 17 Sri Lankans trapped in war-torn Gaza allowed to leave Gaza via Rafah border crossing (Category: Breaking News)
A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers on an isolated British island territory have told UN investigators they feel unsafe and forgotten, as they reported sexual assaults and harassment of children, as well as self-harm and suicide attempts. Inspectors from the UN’s refugee agency visited Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to check on their […]
- Diego Garcia asylum seekers feel unsafe on remote British island territory (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 12 Sri Lankan migrants stranded in Diego Garcia attempt suicide (Category: Breaking News)
- UK grants ‘third country’ asylum for two Sri Lankans following suicide attempts (Category: Breaking News)
- UK sends Lankan Tamil asylum seekers to Rwanda after suicide attempts (Category: Breaking News)
The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£75.2bn) aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of political wrangling. While Democrats were in favour of passing the bill, Republicans were divided and previously voted it down. The package includes $60bn for Kyiv, $14bn for Israel’s war against Hamas and $10bn for humanitarian aid in […]
- Zelensky heads to US in bid to rescue $60bn military aid (Category: Breaking News)
- US moves warships closer to Israel after Hamas attack (Category: Breaking News)
- US approves $250m in military aid to Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Government shutdown only hours away in the US (Category: Breaking News)
Israel said two Israeli-Argentinian hostages have been rescued in a raid in Rafah, amid heavy Israeli air strikes on the southern Gazan city. The Israeli military said the two men were in “good medical condition”. The pair were named as Fernando Simon Marman, aged 60, and Louis Har, 70, from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak. Some 1.5 […]
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas’s proposed ceasefire terms (Category: Breaking News)
A Qatari court has released eight former Indian naval officers previously on death row for unspecified charges. Seven of the men have already returned to India, Delhi’s foreign ministry said on Monday. In January, authorities said their death penalty had been converted into prison sentences of “varying” lengths. Neither Qatar nor India revealed the charges […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar commutes India ex-navy officers’ death penalty (Category: Breaking News)
- Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea (Category: Breaking News)
Tens of millions of Pakistanis head to the polls today (08) to vote in a new government amid soaring inflation, rising violence and claims of rigging. The election comes almost two years since the previous prime minister, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, was ousted in a no-confidence vote. Khan was later jailed on corruption charges and is […]
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan elections 2024: Count under way after controversial election (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas’s proposed ceasefire terms – saying “total victory” in Gaza is possible within months. He was speaking after Hamas laid out a series of demands in response to an Israel-backed ceasefire proposal. Mr Netanyahu said negotiations with the group were “not going anywhere” and described their terms as...
- Hostages’ fates haunt Israel as war intensifies (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
Hamas says it has given its response to a framework proposal for a new ceasefire in Gaza. The details of the deal – set out by Israel, the US, Qatar and Egypt – have not been released. It was earlier reported to include a six-week truce, when more Israeli hostages would be exchanged for Palestinian […]
- Over 100 reported killed in crowd near Gaza aid convoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel rescues two hostages in Rafah amid deadly strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun has been given a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court, five years after he was arrested and accused of spying. The sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment after two years, according to Australian officials. Dr Yang – a scholar and novelist who blogged about Chinese affairs – denies the […]
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Bystanders prevent attempt to burn down Dr Martin Luther King’s birth home (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
The expected arrival of a Chinese research ship in the Maldives this week has escalated tensions between Beijing, Delhi and Male. Officially, the vessel Xiang Yang Hong 3 is there to “make a port call, for rotation of personnel and replenishment”. In short, an entirely innocuous stop. But that is not how it is being […]
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Africa’s ‘flying presidents’ under fire (Category: Breaking News)
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. A veteran of the country’s independence struggle, Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to the public last month. He died early on Sunday with his wife and children by […]
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyan marathon world record holder dies in road accident (Category: Breaking News)
- Hungary’s parliament clears path for Sweden’s Nato membership (Category: Breaking News)
A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking a trove of classified hacking tools to whistle-blowing platform Wikileaks. Joshua Schulte was also found guilty of possessing child abuse images. Prosecutors have accused him of leaking the CIA’s “Vault 7” tools, which allow intelligence officers to hack smartphones and use […]
- Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary (Category: Breaking News)
- US Senate foreign relations chairman steps down after indictment (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking a trove of classified hacking tools to whistle-blowing platform Wikileaks. Joshua Schulte was also found guilty of possessing child abuse images. Prosecutors have accused him of leaking the CIA’s “Vault 7” tools, which allow intelligence officers to hack smartphones and use […]
- Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary (Category: Breaking News)
- Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears (Category: Breaking News)
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was charged with leaking state secrets.The post Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in jail for leaking state secrets appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Pakistan s former PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets 10-year jail term for leaking state secrets (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife jailed for 7 years for unlawful marriage (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistani court suspends former PM Imran Khan s graft conviction (Category: Breaking News)
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was charged with leaking state secrets. Khan, who was ousted by his opponents as PM in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption. He has called all the charges […]
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan ex-PM given three-year jail sentence (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyan marathon world record holder dies in road accident (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump ordered to pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean Carroll (Category: Breaking News)
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has urged the countries that halted funding to reconsider their “shocking” decision. “UNRWA is the primary humanitarian agency in Gaza, with over two million people depending on it for their sheer survival,” Philippe Lazzarini said. Nine countries, including the UK, earlier paused funding the agency. […]
- The world is losing its humanity, UNRWA chief says (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 100 reported killed in crowd near Gaza aid convoy (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says children starving to death in northern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
Amy and Ano are identical twins, but just after they were born they were taken from their mother and sold to separate families. Years later, they discovered each other by chance thanks to a TV talent show and a TikTok video. As they delved into their past, they realised they were among thousands of babies […]
- 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)
A Russian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane has crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine. Russia’s ministry of defence said 65 captured Ukrainian military personnel were on the plane heading to Belgorod region for a prisoner exchange. None of the details surrounding those on board can be independently verified. Ria Novosti news agency said another […]
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
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- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
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