Israel and UAE strike historic deal to normalize relations
UTV | MIDDLE EAST – Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to normalise relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. A joint statement...
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Madonna out of Interscope deal after nearly a decade
UTV | COLOMBO – American singer-songwriter Madonna confirms to Billboard that she is out of her deal with Interscope after nearly a decade, as per...
EU coronavirus recovery deal: Wrangling over huge plan enters fourth day
UTV | COLOMBO – EU talks aimed at reaching an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into a fourth day. The main...
Afghan conflict: Clashes shatter partial truce after US deal
(UTV|KABUL) – Fighting has resumed in Afghanistan after the Taliban ended a partial truce with government troops, casting doubt on peace talks scheduled for next...
UN-brokered Libya talks end with no formal truce deal
(UTV|CAIRO) – Libya’s warring sides ended several days of UN-brokered talks without reaching a deal to consolidate a provisional cease-fire in and around the capital,...
US and China sign deal to ease trade war
(UTV|WHITE HOUSE) – The US and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that has rattled markets and weighed on the...
Afghanistan war: US-Taliban deal would see 5,400 troops withdraw
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United States would withdraw 5,400 troops from Afghanistan within 20 weeks as part of a deal “in principle” with Taliban militants, Washington’s top...
Brexit: Hammond says PM’s demands ‘wreck’ chance of new deal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Chancellor Philip Hammond has accused the PM of trying to wreck the chance of a new Brexit deal, by making demands the EU...
Sudan junta and civilians sign power-sharing deal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sudan’s ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks. It is a “historic moment” for the country, the...
EU and Mercosur agree huge trade deal after 20-year talks
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The EU and South American economic bloc Mercosur have clinched a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker...