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South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller parties. In his victory speech, Mr Ramaphosa hailed the new coal...
- Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa’s ANC has to share power after election blow (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller parties. In his victory speech, Mr Ramaphosa hailed the new coal...
- South Africa’s ANC has to share power after election blow (Category: Breaking News)
- Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
A second person has died from mpox in South Africa, the health minister has announced, less than 24 hours after the country’s first death from the virus was reported. The two men, aged 37 and 38, were tested and shown to have died as a result of the virus, said minister Joe Phaahla. Mr Phaahla […]
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- SC allows proceedings against GR, MR to proceed (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
At least 49 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, the country’s Interior Ministry says. Video shared on social media showed flames engulfing the lower part of the building and thick black smoke billowing from the upper floors. Many of the casualties are said to […]
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Duminda Silva to be arrested after SC suspends pardon (Category: Breaking News)
- Scores killed in Israeli operation to free four hostages in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
Israel and Hamas have been accused of committing a litany of war crimes and human rights abuses since 7 October in a new independent report to the UN Human Rights Council. The damning accusations, compiled by investigators from the UN’s Commission of Inquiry, accused both sides of war crimes for mounting attacks against civilian populations […]
- Scores killed in Israeli operation to free four hostages in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end Gaza war (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic way forward; corruption; stunning SC ruling (Category: Breaking News)
Two care home owners in the UK say they would be unable to cope without the help of foreign staff from countries like Sri Lanka. Lakshmy and Philip Pengelly, who own Ashley Court Care Home in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, said they had been forced to cut occupancy at their home because of staffing issues – until […]
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers feel unsafe in Diego Garcia (Category: Breaking News)
- Refugee from Sri Lanka becomes Mayor in UK town (Category: Breaking News)
- Jimmy Anderson confirms England farewell (Category: Breaking News)
- Anne concludes Sri Lanka visit describing herself ‘eyes and ears’ of monarchy (Category: Breaking News)
The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars. The plane, a military aircraft, was flying in bad weather. Soldiers had been searching Chikangawa Forest […]
- Nasa ‘Earthrise’ astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest (Category: Breaking News)
- Passengers recall horror onboard flight SQ 321 (Category: Breaking News)
- Dead in 6 hours: How Nigerian sextortion scammers targeted my son (Category: Breaking News)
At least 49 people from the Horn of Africa have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM). Among the dead were six children and 31 women. Survivors told rescuers that the vessel, carrying 260 migrants, sank on Monday in strong winds. The search […]
- Many feared dead in massive Papua New Guinea landslide (Category: Breaking News)
- First results announced from South Africa election (Category: Breaking News)
- Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president (Category: Breaking News)
- Passengers recall horror onboard flight SQ 321 (Category: Breaking News)
The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars. The plane, a military aircraft, was flying in bad weather. Soldiers had been searching Chikangawa Forest […]
- Aircraft carrying Malawi vice-president goes missing (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Court stops President from nominating judges to SC (Category: Breaking News)
- SC allows proceedings against GR, MR to proceed (Category: Breaking News)
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said. The Malawi Defence Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added. The plane was supposed to land at Mzuzu International Airport, in the country’s north, […]
- Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest (Category: Breaking News)
- Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest (Category: Breaking News)
- Aircraft carrying Malawi vice-president goes missing (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
At least 10 people have died and 33 injured after suspected militants fired on a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in the Indian federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. The driver lost control, causing the bus to plunge into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu, they added. While rescue operations have concluded, […]
- Four dead and 16 injured in Majorca building collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Heat kills at least 15 in India as temperatures near 50C (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Europe’s night of election drama capped by Macron bombshell (Category: Breaking News)
At least 10 people have died and 33 injured after suspected militants fired on a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in the Indian federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. The driver lost control, causing the bus to plunge into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu, they added. While rescue operations have concluded, […]
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Duminda Silva to be arrested after SC suspends pardon (Category: Breaking News)
- Court stops President from nominating judges to SC (Category: Breaking News)
- SC allows proceedings against GR, MR to proceed (Category: Breaking News)
Exit polls had begun to roll in at the end of European elections across the EU’s 27 countries, when President Emmanuel Macron delivered his bombshell moment in a televised address to a stunned French population. “I’ve decided to hand you back the choice of our parliamentary future with a vote. I am therefore dissolving the […]
- Ten pilgrims killed in bus attack in India’s Jammu (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Four dead and 16 injured in Majorca building collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Narendra Modi sworn in for third term after narrow win (Category: Breaking News)
Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third term in a grand ceremony at the presidential palace in Delhi. The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party took his oath, saying he would “do right to all manner of people without affection or ill-will”. Mr Modi’s BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won […]
- India election throws up surprise as Modi’s alliance scrapes past majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi looks forward to working with Sri Lanka after polls win (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten Hindu pilgrims killed in bus attack in India’s Jammu (Category: Breaking News)
- India notes steady progress in relations with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has taken oath as India’s prime minister for a third time. The ceremony took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the Indian president. Mr Modi’s BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won the general election with 293 seats, a lower margin than predicted by […]
- India’s Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten pilgrims killed in bus attack in India’s Jammu (Category: Breaking News)
- Four dead and 16 injured in Majorca building collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Europe’s night of election drama capped by Macron bombshell (Category: Breaking News)
A body has been found in the search for TV and radio presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the Greek island of Symi. The 67-year-old went missing on Wednesday after setting off on a walk from Agios Nikolaos beach. The body – which has yet to be formally identified – was found at a small cliff […]
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- SC Divisional Bench rules to continue Fonseka’s stay at Nawaloka Hospital (Category: Business)
- Body of SC man found in fire (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- SC man drowns while fishing (Category: USA, South Carolina)
Sextortion is the fastest-growing scam affecting teenagers globally and has been linked to more than 27 suicides in the US alone. Many of the scammers appear to be from Nigeria – where authorities are defending their actions and are under pressure to do more. It has been two years since Jenn Buta’s son Jordan killed […]
- Nasa ‘Earthrise’ astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest (Category: Breaking News)
- Passengers recall horror onboard flight SQ 321 (Category: Breaking News)
- Europe’s night of election drama capped by Macron bombshell (Category: Breaking News)
Four hostages kidnapped by Hamas have been reunited with their families, after being rescued in a raid that Palestinian officials say killed scores of people. Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 22, Andrei Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 41, were freed on Saturday, eight months since being kidnapped from the Nova music festival on 7 […]
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end Gaza war (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic way forward; corruption; stunning SC ruling (Category: Breaking News)
Thaththa(my late father) was an avid radio listener. He called the radio a ‘wireless.’ Early in the morning, he listened to the news and, after dinner, to Sinhala and English songs. He allowed no one to talk aloud while he listened to the radio. Listening to the news and music was a struggle because of […]
- STOLEN: He kept looking behind and cried “amma, amma” (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kali Amma has cursed Mervyn and his cronies’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Duminda writes ‘Amma’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Amma - Udula Chaksanna (Category: Video)
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, has died at the age of 90. Officials say a small plane he was flying crashed into the water north of Seattle, Washington. Anders’ son Greg confirmed that his father was flying the small plane, and that his […]
- Passengers recall horror onboard flight SQ 321 (Category: Breaking News)
- Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest (Category: Breaking News)
- China says its spacecraft lands on Moon’s far side (Category: Breaking News)
- Dead in 6 hours: How Nigerian sextortion scammers targeted my son (Category: Breaking News)
Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen has been left “shocked” after being attacked in the street in Copenhagen, her office says. The assault took place on a square in the centre of the city where a man walked up to her and hit her. The attacker has been arrested. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen called […]
- SC allows proceedings against GR, MR to proceed (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic way forward; corruption; stunning SC ruling (Category: Breaking News)
- Lions-Kandy SC Transfer Deal: A Reference For The Future (Category: Breaking News)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed a historic third win in a row in the country’s parliamentary elections, but his ruling alliance appears to have failed to win a large majority as predicted. He thanked voters and said he would continue the “good work” of the last decade. Modi’s BJP-led alliance is leading in […]
- Narendra Modi sworn in for third term after narrow win (Category: Breaking News)
- Four dead and 16 injured in Majorca building collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten pilgrims killed in bus attack in India’s Jammu (Category: Breaking News)
- Europe’s night of election drama capped by Macron bombshell (Category: Breaking News)
Gunmen have killed the female mayor of a town in Mexico just hours after the country celebrated the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s first woman president. Yolanda Sánchez was shot in the town of Cotija, which she had governed since September 2021. She was the first woman to be elected to the post. […]
- Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Child among at least nine dead at Mexico election rally (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico’s official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday’s election. That gives her a lead of about 30 percentage points over her main rival, […]
- Four dead and 16 injured in Majorca building collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Many feared dead in massive Papua New Guinea landslide (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Heat kills at least 15 in India as temperatures near 50C (Category: Breaking News)
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico’s official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday’s election. That gives her a lead of about 30 percentage points over her main rival, […]
- Mexican mayor killed hours after first woman elected president (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Child among at least nine dead at Mexico election rally (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
China says its uncrewed craft has successfully landed on the far side of the Moon – an unexplored place almost no-one tries to go. The Chang’e 6 touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at 06:23 Beijing time on Sunday morning (22:23 GMT Saturday), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said. Launched on 3 May, […]
- Four dead and 16 injured in Majorca building collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Nasa ‘Earthrise’ astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Many feared dead in massive Papua New Guinea landslide (Category: Breaking News)
- Passengers recall horror onboard flight SQ 321 (Category: Breaking News)
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is under growing pressure after leading the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to its worst election result in 30 years, forcing it to share power. With almost all the votes in from Wednesday’s poll, the ANC is on 40% – down from 58% at the previous election. This is lower […]
- Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa leader under pressure after election blow (Category: Breaking News)
- Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president (Category: Breaking News)
A man has been arrested in southern France over a plan to attack a football stadium which will be used during this summer’s Olympic Games, officials say. The 18-year-old of Chechen origin was apprehended in Saint-Etienne on 22 May after authorities found evidence of an Islamist-inspired attack, officials say. Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin praised the […]
- 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)
- Army, Kandy SC and Upcountry Lions register wins (Category: Breaking News)
- Forecasters say SC could see effects of Irene (Category: USA, South Carolina)
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is under growing pressure after leading the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to its worst election result in 30 years, forcing it to share power. With votes in from most districts, the ANC is on 40% – down from 58% at the previous election. This is lower than the party’s […]
- First results announced from South Africa election (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa’s ANC has to share power after election blow (Category: Breaking News)
- Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president (Category: Breaking News)
The UK ambassador to Mexico reportedly left his post earlier this year after he pointed a gun at a local member of embassy staff. A video posted on social media, originally reported by the Financial Times, purports to show Jon Benjamin aiming a rifle at another man while looking down the weapon’s sights. It was […]
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- SC police officer on leave after wounding man (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- 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)
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