Brexit: Donald Tusk suggests ‘flexible’ delay of up to a year
(UTV|COLOMBO) – European Council president Donald Tusk says the EU should consider offering the UK a “flexible” delay to Brexit of up to a year, with...
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Israel election: Netanyahu and Gantz on course for dead heat
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Israel’s general election is on course for a dead heat with nearly all votes counted, local media report. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party...
Brexit: Theresa May to meet Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Theresa May is to hold last-minute Brexit talks with the leaders of Germany and France later, four days before the UK is due to...
Israel election: PM Netanyahu seeks record fifth term
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Israelis are set to vote in their country’s most closely-fought general election in years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-wing Likud Party,...
Hong Kong ‘Umbrella’ protesters found guilty
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Nine pro-democracy activists have been found guilty of public nuisance charges for their involvement in mass rallies which called for greater autonomy from China....
Former Maldives President in landslide win
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The exiled former leader of the Maldives has led his party to a landslide victory only five months after returning to the country, preliminary...
Pakistan accuses India of plotting fresh military attack
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Pakistan says it has “reliable intelligence” India is planning a military attack this month, something India dismissed as “war hysteria”. Foreign minister Shah Mehmood...
Libya crisis: Fighting near Tripoli leaves 21 dead
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Libya’s UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near the capital, Tripoli. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Kirstjen Nielsen: US Homeland Security chief resigns
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Trump’s controversial border policies, has resigned. Ms Nielsen called it “an...
Christchurch accused to face 50 murder charges
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The man accused of attacking two mosques in Christchurch last month will face 50 murder charges when he appears in court on Friday, New...