Hong Kong protests: China tells UK not to interfere in ‘domestic affairs’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – China has warned the UK not to “interfere in its domestic affairs” amid a growing diplomatic row over the recent protests in Hong Kong....
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US ‘hell-bent’ on hostility despite talks, North Korea says
(UTv|COLOMBO) – North Korea has accused the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”, despite a recent agreement between the two countries to resume nuclear talks....
European Parliament opens amid protest and discord
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The European Parliament has re-opened in Strasbourg with an anti-EU protest by the UK’s Brexit Party and a demonstration by Catalan nationalists whose MEPs...
Total solar eclipse 2019: Sky show hits South America
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Thousands of skywatchers gathered in South America on Tuesday to witness a rare solar eclipse. Beginning in the Pacific, the 6,000-mile long band of...
Princess Haya: Dubai ruler’s wife in UK ‘in fear of her life’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, a wife of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, is in hiding in London and said to be...
US migrant centres: Photos show ‘dangerous’ overcrowding
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A report from an internal US watchdog has found “dangerous overcrowding” in migrant detention centres in the south and urged authorities to act. Jarring...
Russia: Fire kills 14 sailors aboard navy research submersible
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A fire aboard a Russian navy research submersible has killed 14 crew members, the Russian defence ministry says. The crew was poisoned by fumes...
Census 2020: Trump drops plan for controversial citizenship question
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Trump administration has dropped a controversial plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, marking a major victory for civil rights...
Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead EU Commission
(UTV|COLOMBO) – EU leaders have put forward their nominations for the bloc’s top jobs, with a woman for the first time proposed as European Commission chief....
Libya attack: ‘Dozens killed in air strike’ on migrant centre
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 40 people have been killed by an air strike that hit a migrant detention centre in Libya, officials say. Another 80 are...