Trump declares national emergency over IT threats
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from “foreign adversaries”. He signed an executive order which effectively bars...
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More Venezuelan lawmakers accused of treason
(UTV|COLOMBO) –Venezuela’s Supreme Court has accused four opposition members of parliament of treason and conspiracy, days after making similar accusations against 10 other lawmakers. They...
Alabama passes bill banning abortion
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion outright in the state, set to be the strictest such US law. The state...
Sudan crisis: Military and opposition agree three-year transition
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sudan’s military leaders have announced an agreement with the opposition alliance for a three-year transition period to a civilian administration. The Transitional Military Council...
Deadly seaplane collision in Ketchikan Alaska
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two seaplanes carrying sightseers have collided in south-eastern Alaska, with at least four people dead and two missing, the US Coast Guard says. One...
Jacinda Ardern returns girl’s ‘dragon research’ bribe
(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has rejected a “bribe” from an 11-year-old girl who wrote asking her government to conduct dragon research. The...
Lithuanian Premier to quit in election upset
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Lithuanian PM Saulius Skvernelis says he will step down after failing to qualify for the second round in the country’s presidential election. Mr...
Sweden to give decision on Assange case
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Swedish prosecutors are set to announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. The investigation...
Pilot in Myanmar lands plane without front wheels
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Myanmar pilot safely landed a jet without front wheels after the landing gear failed to deploy. The Myanmar National Airlines plane skidded down...
French troops free hostages in Burkina Faso
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Four foreign hostages have been freed by French forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso, France says....