Iran oil tanker reaches Venezuela amid US tension
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The first of five Iranian oil tankers has entered Venezuela’s waters carrying more than a million barrels of fuel. The Iranian...
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Afghanistan: Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire with government
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Taliban have announced a ceasefire with the Afghan government that will take effect when the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr...
Netanyahu trial: Israeli prime minister faces Jerusalem court
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in court for his trial on corruption charges, days after he began a new...
EU ‘to rally against Israel’s West Bank annexation proposal’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The EU has indicated that it will try to stop Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank. Foreign...
Fariba Adelkhah: French academic ‘jailed for six years’ in Iran
(UTV | COLOMBO) – A French-Iranian academic has been jailed for six years by a court in Iran, according to her Tehran lawyer. Fariba Adelkhah...
Israel’s new unity government delayed by dispute over cabinet posts
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The swearing in of Israel’s new unity government has been postponed until Sunday because of a dispute over the allocation of...
Coronavirus: Surge in deaths reported in southern Yemen
(UTV | COLOMBO) – A dramatic rise has been reported in the number of people dying with coronavirus-like symptoms in the southern Yemeni city of...
Coronavirus: Lebanon begins ‘total’ shutdown as cases increase
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Lebanon has begun a “total” lockdown for four days, following a rise in the number of coronavirus cases. The government had...
Afghan attack: Gunmen storm Kabul maternity hospital
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Afghan special forces are battling unidentified gunmen who have attacked a hospital in the capital, Kabul. Locals heard two blasts, then...
Iran’s mosques temporarily reopen
(UTV | COLOMBO) – All mosques in Iran are due to reopen temporarily on Tuesday, as part of the government’s plan to ease coronavirus restrictions....