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Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister next month, saying she no longer has “enough in the tank” to lead. Ms Ardern choked up as she detailed how six “challenging” years in the job had taken a toll. She will step down as Labour Party leader no later than 7 […]
- Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Ardern’s successor Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore and Sri Lanka discuss regional stability (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil loses his cool when questioned on Channel 4 video (Category: Breaking News)
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s firm Ineos has officially entered the race to buy Manchester United. United’s owners the Glazer family said in November that they were considering selling the club as they “explore strategic alternatives”. Ineos said the company had “formally put ourselves into the process”. Ratcliffe made an unsuccessful late £4.25bn offe...
- Manchester City captain to join Barcelona on free transfer (Category: Breaking News)
- Manchester City complete treble, win first Champions League (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda holds talks with Sampanthan (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan notes need for creditors to help Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Four generations of one family were killed in what is described as a “cartel-like execution” at a California residence known to police for drug-related activity. A 16-year-old mother, her 10-month old son and the baby’s grandmother and great-grandmother were among the victims, police and family say. The home in Goshen, population 3,000, had been raided […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Tennessee (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka today slammed the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, calling her a hypocrite for the comments she had made in a recent interview. The embassy was angered over her view that China was the “spoiler” in Sri Lanka’s efforts to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund […]
- US tells Sri Lanka to protect freedom of expression (Category: Breaking News)
- US calls on Sri Lanka to conclude debt restructuring agreements (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy in Sri Lanka says young people are the future (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy meets Washington based Sri Lankan diaspora (Category: Breaking News)
The UK government has decided to block a controversial Scottish bill designed to make it easier for people to change their legal gender. UK ministers say the draft law would conflict with equality protections applying across Great Britain. It is the first time a Scottish law has been blocked for affecting UK-wide law. Scotland’s First […]
- US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project (Category: Breaking News)
- Boat that sank off southern Greece had 100 children in hold (Category: Breaking News)
- EU “worried” following arrest of European Parliament VP (Category: Breaking News)
- Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters (Category: Breaking News)
Nepalis are observing a day of mourning for victims of the country’s worst air disaster for some three decades. At least 68 people died when a flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed and caught fire on Sunday morning. Mobile phone footage showed the Yeti Airlines flight rolling sharply as it approached […]
- Russian tower block in flames after deadly warplane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Brazil’s President vows to punish rioters who stormed Congress (Category: Breaking News)
Emma Raducanu made a positive return to court after her injury scare, moving into the second round of the Australian Open with a straight-set win. On the opening day in Melbourne, the British number one won 6-3 6-2 against Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch. Raducanu, 20, rolled her ankle in Auckland 11 days ago and a beaming […]
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
- Raducanu thrashed in 59 minutes by Ostapenko at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Category: Breaking News)
- Mykhailo Mudryk ‘close’ to £62m Chelsea move from Donetsk (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported quoting local officials that some 50 women have been abducted by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso. Residents in Arbinda said two groups of women were taken as they were out gathering leaves and wild fruits because of a severe food shortage. A small number managed to escape and raise the alarm. The […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
BBC quoting officials reported that 40 bodies have been recovered from the site where a Yeti airlines plane with 72 people on board crashed in central Nepal The Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed on landing, catching fire. Videos posted on social media show an aircraft flying low over […]
- 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)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
Chelsea are “close” to signing forward Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk, the Ukrainian club says. Chelsea have agreed a fee of €70m (£62m) plus add-ons for the 22-year-old, who was a January target for Premier League rivals Arsenal. A Chelsea delegation met with Shakhtar officials, who say talks went well. Mudryk has scored seven goals […]
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia beat France on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup semi-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Djokovic wins Australian Open 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat and breast cancer (Category: Breaking News)
Russia launched fresh waves of missile attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 12 people in a strike on an apartment block in the eastern city of Dnipro. A number of other cities, including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, were also hit. Much of Ukraine is now under an emergency blackout after missiles hit power […]
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian air strikes hit cities across Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that China has admitted that there have been 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released since the country stopped its zero Covid policy. China has been widely accused of under-reporting coronavirus deaths, despite evidence of hospitals and crematoriums being overrun. According to officials, China recorded 59,938 […]
- China to end Covid quarantine for travellers in January (Category: Breaking News)
- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China (Category: Breaking News)
- China reports first Covid deaths in six months (Category: Breaking News)
- China lab leak ‘most likely’ origin of Covid – FBI chief (Category: Breaking News)
British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death in Iran, has been executed, Iranian state media says. Mr Akbari’s family had been asked to go to his prison for a “final visit” on Wednesday and his wife said he had been moved to solitary confinement. The ex-deputy Iranian defence minister was arrested in […]
- US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran carries out second execution over protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire on protesters in Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Donald Trump’s real estate company has been fined $1.6m (£1.31m) by a New York judge for tax crimes. Jurors had found the Trump Organization guilty of fraud and falsifying business records in December. The company is synonymous with the former president, but neither he nor his family were part of the trial. […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
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- SC On 22A – Part II: Enhancing The Constitution’s Rigidity (Category: Breaking News)
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Blocking of websites: Leave to proceed turned down by SC (Category: Breaking News)
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Rock legend Elvis, has died aged 54, her mother has said. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said. Lisa Marie, also a singer, was rushed to hospital earlier on Thursday. […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Government to block Scottish gender bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing crosses 87 (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock’n’roll legend Elvis, has died aged 54, her mother has said. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said. Lisa Marie, also a singer, was rushed to hospital […]
- Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54 (Category: Breaking News)
- US President Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head military branch (Category: Breaking News)
- Broadway star Chita Rivera dies at 91 (Category: Breaking News)
- One dead and 21 injured in shooting near Super Bowl parade (Category: Breaking News)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) bank has urged China and India to agree a write-down of their loans as soon as possible.The post Central Bank Governor urges China and India to reduce Sri Lanka’s debts soon appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor explains debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gives China deal details, keeping IMF aid on track (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor asks critics to provide alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF to visit Sri Lanka in late August for staff-level agreement – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has announced she is pregnant. The Japanese former world number one, 25, withdrew from the Australian Open earlier this week, having not played since September. “2023 will be a year that’ll be full for lessons for me,” said Osaka, adding that she hopes to return in 2024. “One thing I […]
- Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat and breast cancer (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine threaten to boycott 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
- Ronaldo urges more big names to make Saudi move (Category: Breaking News)
A suicide bomb attack outside the Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul has caused heavy casualties. Police said at least five civilians had been killed but another Taliban official put the toll as high as 20. The attack took place about 16:00 local time (11:30 GMT) when the bomber tried, but failed to enter the ministry […]
- Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing crosses 87 (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Government to block Scottish gender bill (Category: Breaking News)
- US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 28 killed after explosion in Pakistan mosque (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s central bank has urged China and India to agree a write-down of their loans as soon as possible. The crisis-hit Indian Ocean state defaulted on its debt repayments and negotiated a $2.9bn (£2.4bn) bailout. But the International Monetary Fund will not release the cash until China and India first agree to reduce Sri […]
- Modi US visit: Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM (Category: Breaking News)
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that a suicide bomb attack outside the Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul has caused heavy casualties. Police said at least five civilians had been killed but another Taliban official put the toll as high as 20. The attack took place about 16:00 local time (11:30 GMT) when the bomber tried, but failed to […]
- US to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles in latest aid package (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
Prince Harry has said claims he boasted in his new book about killing 25 Taliban fighters while on duty in Afghanistan are a “dangerous lie”. The prince has been criticised for discussing killings in Spare, with some military figures saying it was wrong to refer to the dead as “chess pieces”. But on US TV, […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry says ‘it’s a dirty game’ in new Netflix trailer (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing crosses 87 (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Brazil’s judicial authorities have ordered the arrest of top public officials after rioters stormed key government buildings in Brasília. The officials include former commander of the military police, Brasília’s former public security chief Anderson Torres and others “responsible for acts and omissions” leading to the riots, the attorney general’s o...
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Cocaine haul sparks hunt for Australian trio rescued at sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing crosses 87 (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that at least 14 people have died in California as a fierce storm brings torrential downpours, high winds and flooding to the state. Thousands of people have evacuated their homes, while millions more are under severe weather warnings. Nearly 188,000 homes and businesses were without electricity, according to data from Poweroutage.us. The National […]
- 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)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- Amsterdam bans cannabis in its red light district (Category: Breaking News)
About 1,500 people have been held in Brazil after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court in the capital Brasília. The rioting came a week after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in. He condemned the “terrorist acts” and vowed to punish the perpetrators. Mr Bolsonaro […]
- Lula sworn in as Brazil President (Category: Breaking News)
- Brazil’s President vows to punish rioters who stormed Congress (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Lula da Silva sworn in as Brazil president (Category: Breaking News)
Wales captain Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33 after a glittering career. The nation’s most-capped male player and record men’s goalscorer announced his decision on social media. Bale, a five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, is arguably Wales’ finest ever footballer. “After careful and thoughtful consideration, I […...
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
- Brazilian football legend Pele has died (Category: Breaking News)
- Benzema to leave Real Madrid after 14 years (Category: Breaking News)
The New Year 2023 is definitely going to be a significant year for India’s leadership ambitions. India’s presidency of the G20 forum as well as the Shanghai Corporation Organization (SCO), brings with itself the rare opportunity to present to the world that India is well-prepared and well-equipped to clinch its position as an emerging power. […]
- Sri Lanka seeks to engage with G20 during India’s presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF chief seeks timely resolution of Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- India to invite “guest countries” for G20 summit in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi says India greatly sensitive to Sri Lanka’s needs (Category: Breaking News)
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to punish supporters of the country’s ex-leader, Jair Bolsonaro, after they stormed Congress. Supporters of the ousted far-right leader also stormed the Supreme Court and surrounded the presidential palace. But police regained control of the buildings in the capital Brasilia on Sunday evening after hours of […]
- Lula sworn in as Brazil President (Category: Breaking News)
- Lula da Silva sworn in as Brazil president (Category: Breaking News)
- Rioters storm Brazil’s congress, Supreme Court and surround Presidential palace (Category: Breaking News)
- Mass arrests in Brazil as President condemns ‘terrorist’ riots (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to punish supporters of the country’s ex-leader, Jair Bolsonaro, after they stormed Congress. Supporters of the ousted far-right leader also stormed the Supreme Court and surrounded the presidential palace. But police regained control of the buildings in the capital Brasilia on Sunday evening […]
- 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)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- Amsterdam bans cannabis in its red light district (Category: Breaking News)
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