China passes Hong Kong patriot reforms
(UTVNEWS | COLOMBO) – China has passed several changes to Hong Kong’s electoral rules which will tighten its control over the city, state media has...
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Massive fire rages at Indonesian oil refinery
Firefighters in Indonesia are working to put out a massive fire that has broken out at one of the country’s largest oil refineries. The fire...
Stranded Suez container ship reported freed
(UTV | COLOMBO) – A huge container ship that has been wedged in the Suez Canal since Tuesday has been partially refloated....
Efforts to free ship stuck in Suez Canal continue
(UTV | EGYPT) – A container ship remains stuck across Egypt’s Suez Canal after attempts to dislodge it on Saturday’s (27) high tide failed....
Suicide bomb attack targets Indonesian Church
(UTV | INDONESIA) – A suspected suicide bomb attack outside a Catholic Church in the Indonesian City of Makassar has left at least 14 people...
Ships stuck in traffic jam outside Suez Canal
The blockage of Egypt’s Suez canal by a giant container ship is causing a “traffic jam” in the Red Sea, according to a merchant seaman...
At least 32 killed in Egypt train crash
At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured in a train crash in central Egypt, officials say. Carriages derailed and overturned when two...
US and UK ratchet up sanctions on Myanmar’s Military
(UTV| UNITED STATE) – The US and UK have imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s two military conglomerates in a move that significantly ratchets up pressure on...
North Korea claims new missiles tested
(UTV| NORTH KOREA) – North Korea has claimed the missiles it launched Thursday were a “new-type tactical guided projectile”, in its first statement since the...
India temporarily halts exports of AstraZeneca jab
(UTV| INDIA) – India has placed a temporary hold on all exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, foreign ministry sources have told the BBC....