Houthi projectile lands in Saudi’s Abha airport, no injuries reported
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Earlier on Wednesday, the coalition destroyed a Houthi drone fired towards Saudi. The Arab Coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen said a “hostile projectile” fired...
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Taliban ‘close’ to reach peace deal with US
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Taliban militant group on Wednesday said they were close to reach an agreement with the US as the two sides continued their negotiations...
Gaza violence: Suicide bombers kill three officers
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Suicide bombers thought to be aligned with the Islamic State (IS) group have attacked two police checkpoints in Gaza, killing three Palestinian officers, security...
G7 summit: Iranian foreign minister attends unexpected talks
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran’s foreign minister made a brief and unannounced visit to the G7 summit in France on Sunday. Mohammad Javad Zarif attended side-line talks in...
Sudan conflict: Army and civilians form sovereign council
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sudan’s military leaders and opposition alliance have formed a sovereign council to lead the country during its three-year transition to civilian rule. Made up...
Khan Sheikhoun: Syria rebels pull out of key town after five years
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Syrian opposition forces have withdrawn from the strategic town of Khan Sheikhoun, deep in the last rebel-held province. Government forces, backed by Russia, closed...
Omar al-Bashir trial: Sudan’s ex-president ‘got millions from Saudis’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A detective has told a court in Sudan that former President Omar al-Bashir admitted to receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia. Mr Bashir...
Syrian civil war: ‘Three killed’ in attack on Turkish convoy
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Syrian government air strike aiming to stop a Turkish convoy reaching a rebel-held town in northern Syria has killed three civilians, Turkey alleges....
Syria war: Rebels ‘shoot down government warplane’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Syrian government warplane is reported to have been shot down as fighting continues in the rebel-held northern province of Idlib. Opposition sources said...
Gibraltar denies Iranian tanker due for release
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The British territory of Gibraltar will not yet release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean despite an Iranian report...