Trump: Court defeat on asylum policy ‘unfair to US’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump has lashed out at a judge for blocking his policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await court hearings...
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Algeria protests: Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Algerian police used water cannon on Tuesday to disperse crowds demonstrating against the appointment of a new interim president. Abdelkader Bensalah, the speaker of...
Wreckage of crashed Japanese F-35 fighter jet found
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Wreckage from a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jet has been found, a day after it disappeared from radar over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot...
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...
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...