Families ‘cheated of Boeing crash compensation’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Relatives of people killed in the Boeing 737 Max crash in Indonesia last year have been cheated out of compensation, their lawyers say. Lawyers...
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US census 2020: Trump retreats on citizenship question
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump will no longer pursue adding a question on citizenship to the 2020 US census questionnaire. Instead, he said he had directed...
Iran nuclear deal: Uranium enrichment breaches are extortion, says US
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US has accused Iran of a “crude and transparent attempt to extort payments from the international community” by violating the 2015 nuclear deal....
China urged to end mass Xinjiang detentions by countries at UN
(UTV|COLOMBO) – More than 20 countries at the UN Human Rights Council have signed a joint letter criticising China’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang...
Sir Kim Darroch: UK ambassador to US resigns in Trump leaks row
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, as a row over leaked emails critical of President Trump’s administration escalates. Theresa...
Bankers sent home as Deutsche starts slashing jobs
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Deutsche Bank has made the first of the 18,000 job cuts announced on Sunday as part of a radical reorganisation. Staff working in...
US approves Taiwan arms sale despite Chinese ire
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US State Department has approved a potential arms sales to Taiwan, estimated to be worth USD 2.2 billion, the Pentagon said. The...
China denies Muslim separation campaign in Xinjiang
(UTV|COLOMBO) – China’s ambassador to the UK has denied that Muslim children in western Xinjiang are being systematically separated from their parents. A BBC report found...
Iran nuclear deal: Government announces enrichment breach
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran has announced it will break a limit set on uranium enrichment, in breach of the landmark 2015 deal designed to curb its nuclear...
Venezuela crisis: Opposition announces talks in Barbados
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Venezuela’s opposition says it has agreed to resume talks with President Nicolás Maduro to try to resolve a prolonged political crisis. A meeting between...