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The actor Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82, his family has said. He was best known for playing Professor Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films. The Dublin-born star worked in TV, film, theatre and radio over his six-decade career. He won four Baftas. His widow Lady Gambon and son Fergus […]
- Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 16 feared dead in mass shootings in US city of Lewiston, Maine (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
Venezuela has sent 11,000 troops to regain control of one of its biggest prisons that had been overrun by a powerful criminal gang. The Tocoron prison, in the north of the country, was under the control of the Tren de Aragua mega-gang for years. Members were able to roam freely around the prison, which had […]
- 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)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was live on TV. Isa Balado was reporting on a Madrid robbery on Tuesday when he walked up and appeared to touch her bottom, which he denied when she confronted him. Ms Balado tried to […]
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (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)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
The death toll from floods in Libya in one city alone stands at more than 1,000, a senior official who visited the eastern port of Derna has said. “Bodies are lying everywhere,” the minister from the eastern-based government told Reuters news agency. Much of Derna, which has about 100,000 residents, is under water after two […]
- Libyan floods: Derna city alone recovers 1,000 bodies – minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Libya declares emergency as Storm Daniel kills 150 (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
The death toll from floods in Libya in one city alone stands at more than 1,000, a senior official who visited the eastern port of Derna has said. “Bodies are lying everywhere,” the minister from the eastern-based government told Reuters news agency. Much of Derna, which has about 100,000 residents, is under water after two […]
- Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Libya declares emergency as Storm Daniel kills 150 (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll from floods in one Libyan city more than 1,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
‘Ram and Nagulan responsible for over 600 killings roaming free’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka Republican Front leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, MP, has questioned the circumstances under which the Rajapaksas granted amnesty to 12,600 LTTE cadres following the successful conclusion of the war in May 2009. However, some of them were released during the Yahapalana administration (2015-2019) [...
- Ranawaka asks MR to retire (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024 Prez poll: Champika denies alliance with MR-Ranil grouping, won’t contest (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranawaka asks why no action taken against Sirisena, Wickremesinghe and others (Category: Breaking News)
- CR declares creation of his new party (Category: Breaking News)
India’s Tamil-language film industry is in mourning for popular actor and director G Marimuthu, who died of a heart attack on Friday. Marimuthu, who was in his late 50s, collapsed at a TV studio in Chennai and was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. He was one of the main actors in the […]
- 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)
- Police seize 72 guns from French film star’s home (Category: Breaking News)
A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, fled to Albania in 2021 with investor assets after his Thodex exchange suddenly collapsed. He was extradited back to Turkey in June and found guilty of money-laundering, fraud 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)
Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says. They also reportedly attacked an army camp, killing 15 soldiers, while around 50 militants are said to have died. The government has declared three days of national mourning. The Islamist threat has been growing despite claims […]
- Two officers injured in blast outside interior ministry in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Man dies in Australia after whale strikes boat (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 10 killed in attack on police station in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Antony Blinken holds talks with Prime Minster Netanyahu in Israel (Category: Breaking News)
England slumped to their first defeat by Sri Lanka in T20 internationals as the visitors levelled the series with an eight-wicket win at Chelmsford. England collapsed to 104 all out off 18 overs with Sri Lanka’s superb spinners taking eight of the 10 wickets. Charlie Dean’s 34 was the only score of more than 20 […]
- Sri Lanka beat England by seven wickets to win women’s T20 series (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- Nottinghamshire sign Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’s south pole. Aditya-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT). It will travel 1.5 million km (932,000 miles) from the […]
- India launches space mission to study black holes (Category: Breaking News)
- India names astronauts for maiden space flight (Category: Breaking News)
- India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040 (Category: Breaking News)
- Hopes of ‘Chandrayaan-3’ Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal (Category: Breaking News)
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