Dozens drown as migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 65 migrants have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tunisia, the UN refugee agency says....
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US raises tariffs on USD 200 billion Chinese goods
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US has more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£153.7bn) worth of Chinese products, in a sharp escalation of the countries’ damaging trade...
Singapore passes controversial fake news law
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Singapore has passed a controversial anti-fake news law that gives authorities sweeping powers to police online platforms and even private chat groups. The...
Taliban attack US Aid Group’s Office in Kabul
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Taliban have attacked the Kabul office of a US aid group, killing at least five people and wounding 24. Militants are believed...
Opposition wins most seats in Thai vote
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The opposition Pheu Thai Party has won the most seats in Thailand’s first election since a military coup in 2014, the country’s Election...
Guatemala prison shooting kills at least 7 inmates
(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least seven people have been killed in a shooting at a prison near the Guatemalan capital Guatemala City. Some 1,500 soldiers and...
Russia crash jet ‘Struck by lightning’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Passengers and crew on board a jet that was forced to make an emergency landing at a Moscow airport say it was struck...
Turkey Election rerun angers victorious opposition
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkey’s electoral body has been condemned for ordering Istanbul’s local elections to be re-held after an opposition victory in March. President Recep Tayyip...
Myanmar journalists: Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are freed
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Jailed Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been freed in Myanmar, after a presidential amnesty. They were convicted under the Official...
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont can run in EU elections – court
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The pro-independence former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, can run for election to the European Parliament this month, a Madrid court has ruled. The...