Christchurch attack: New Zealand launches gun buy-back scheme
(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand has launched a gun buy-back scheme in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings. More than $208m New Zealand dollars (£108m,...
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Tory leadership: MPs to choose final two candidates
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Conservative MPs are due to choose the two men who will contest the final stage of their leadership race later. The remaining field of...
Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim
(UTV|COLOMBO) – China’s President Xi Jinping is in North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since...
Chennai reservoirs run dry
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras) is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry. The acute water...
Donald Trump formally launches 2020 re-election bid
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump has formally launched his re-election campaign, urging supporters to “keep this team in place” for four more years. The...
US sends more troops amid tanker tension with Iran
(UTV|COLOMBO) –The US military will send an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions build with Iran. Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said...
Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi dies during trial
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Egypt’s former President Mohammed Morsi, ousted by the military in 2013 after one year in office, has collapsed in a courtroom and died,...
Guatemala election: Uncertainty reigns as top candidates barred
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Guatemalans have been to choose a new president, new congress members and new mayors. Nineteen people were competing to succeed President Jimmy Morales. Two...
Golan Heights: Israel unveils ‘Trump Heights’ settlement
(UTV|COLOMBO) -Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a new settlement in the occupied Golan Heights, named after US President Donald Trump. At a naming ceremony...
Ousted Sudan leader Bashir makes first appearance since coup
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sudan’s former-President Omar al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown in a coup in April. Mr Bashir was...