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Former United States President Donald Trump has been found guilty in a historic criminal hush-money trial, in a decision that could shake up the 2024 election campaign. He has become the first US president, past or present, to be charged and convicted of a crime. A New York City jury delivered the verdict on Thursday […]
- Trump hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits to stealing (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump guilty in hush money trial (Category: Breaking News)
- Have Trump prosecutors made their case at hush-money trial? (Category: Breaking News)
- DONALD TRUMP INDICTED (Category: Breaking News)
Anora, a darkly funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son, has won the Cannes Film Festival‘s top prize, the Palme d’Or. The film by US director Sean Baker beat the 21 other films in the competition lineup, including entries by established directors like Francis Ford […]
- Chhatrak gets a standing ovation at Cannes (Category: Breaking News)
- Cronenbergs bring father-son story to Cannes (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Christopher Nolan calls Warner's streaming plan ‘a mess’ (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Christopher Nolan calls Warner's streaming plan ‘a mess’ (Category: USA, South Dakota)
For nearly four weeks, Donald Trump has sat quietly in a New York courtroom while state prosecutors laid out the first-ever criminal case against a former US president. Lawyers from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have called on a cast of blockbuster witnesses and produced dozens of surreptitiously recorded conversations and documents to help corroborate […]
- Trump lawyer clashes with Michael Cohen in hush-money trial (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels face off on tense day in court (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump trial: Dozens of jurors rejected as they say they cannot be impartial (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips The attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has sent shivers down western spines. In a rare moment of unity, both Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin condemned the shooting. The identity of the arrested shooter has not been made public, but he is believed to be a 71 year old poet […]
- Is Trump Likely To Be The Next American President? (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump again? God forbid (Category: Breaking News)
- Spotlight on SCOTUS: Trump and the Political System on Trial in the US (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Shades Of An Undead Past appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Doorway 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Kurundi: A Runway To ’56? (Category: Breaking News)
- From Absurdities To Atrocities, Again? (Category: Breaking News)
- Still, The Mirage (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Western Discontents, Modi’s New India, And Sri Lankan Anniversaries appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Trump Likely To Be The Next American President? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
Lankan writer VV ‘Sugi’ Ganeshananthan’s novel Brotherless Night has won the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. She was awarded a cash prize of $150,000. All the shortlisted authors were also awarded an additional $12,500. This is the richest English-language literary prize in the world for women and non-binary authors. The other four shortlisted authors were: Eleanor Catton […]
- Giller long list includes Coupland, Urquhart (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- 2010 Giller Prize winner to be announced (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Shehan Karunatilaka: ‘I may write about 2022 Lanka protests in 20 years’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Donoghue on Booker Prize short list (Category: Canada, Ontario)
TNA MP M.A.Sumanthiran told Parliament yesterday that the Tamils’ struggle was a struggle for justice. “It is a reasonable struggle for political rights. Our struggle may be too long and hazardous. But we will attain a just solution if we continue in the non-violent path without deviating from it,” he said, making a statement to […]
- IUSF convener writing from prison calls on people to continue struggle (Category: Breaking News)
- The Galle Face Struggle & Its Importance (Category: Breaking News)
- Easter Sunday carnage: Cardinal urges President to act on PSC findings (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya, Karadaraya and Mardanaya; System Change (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan writer Ganeshananthan’s novel Brotherless Night has won the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. She was awarded a cash prize of $150,000. All the shortlisted authors were also awarded an additional $12,500. This is the richest English-language literary prize in the world for women and non-binary authors. The other four shortlisted authors were: Eleanor Catton […]
- The Gratiaen Trust announces the Longlist for the 31st Gratiaen Prize (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka joins list of countries eyeing BRICS membership this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Sarath Amunugama resigns from Dilith’s political party (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil meets Wigneswaran for talks in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post After May Day: Now What? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Or No Election, Ranil Is done; He’s Not Fit For Office (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Aragalaya Effect Vs IMF Effect appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Behind Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ignoring The Whale, While Hooking The Sprat appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Just Rewards For Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- On Overlooking The Obvious (Category: Breaking News)
- Improvising To Overcome Tragedy (Category: Breaking News)
- Aiyo Sirisena! Cut Out The Bluff! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Fleas Dream Of Buying A New Dog appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Opinion Vs Truth (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Or What Made Us Insolvent (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Political Liberation Movements Be Called Fascists? (Category: Breaking News)
- Are We Rotting Or Rotten? (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr B.J.C.Perera Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. John Fitzgerald Kennedy or JFK was the 35th President of the United States of America. He served as President from 20th January 1961, until his assassination on 22nd November 1963. Though his presidency lasted only a […]
- Six Seconds In Dallas: The Assignation Of President Kennedy (Category: Breaking News)
- Disinformation On Every Front (Category: Breaking News)
- Crocs relocated before kovil festival (Category: Breaking News)
- Tanks run dry due to sand mining! (Category: Breaking News)
Leading Sri Lankan Political party, National People's Power (NPP) has issued its official message for May Day.The post May Day Message of the National People’s Power appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- JVP’s message for International Workers’ Day 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day message of the JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day message of the JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- Instead of seeking National reconciliation Rajapaksa regime is sytematically dismantling Tamil N... (Category: Breaking News)
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