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Mayoral election: Sadiq Khan ‘on course for victory’ in London
As these results come in, Labour sources say that Sadiq Khan has won London. Labour wins North East London InContinue Reading
US campus protests: police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia university
Police officers in riot gear arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University in Manhattan on Tuesday night and clearedContinue Reading
Scotland First Minister poised to quit today ahead of confidence vote
Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf is preparing to step down on Monday, The Sunday Times and BBC reported, after concludingContinue Reading
Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state’s second, sprawling airfield inContinue Reading
UK PM Sunak sacks interior minister Braverman
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked interior minister Suella Braverman, one of his most senior ministers, a government sourceContinue Reading
London braces for largest pro-Palestinian rally, coinciding with Armistice Day as Police placed on high alert
LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to join a pro-Palestinian march in London onContinue Reading
Twitter threatens to sue Facebook owner Meta over new Threads platform
Twitter has threatened to sue Facebook owner Meta over its new Threads platform. The company has written to Meta bossContinue Reading
Watch: Key moments as Manchester City win the Champions League
Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory overContinue Reading
Meta hit by record 1.2 billion euro fine by EU over U.S. data transfers
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Meta was hit on Monday with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) fine by its leadContinue Reading
Hamza Yousaf elected as Scottish National Party’s new leader
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s governing Scottish National Party has elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader. The 37-year-old son ofContinue Reading
China, Australia, USA to enter Sri Lanka’s fuel market, 450 CPC filling station to be leased
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has given the green light to award licenses to Sinopec, United Petroleum, Australia & RM Parks ofContinue Reading
BREAKING Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume relations after tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassiesContinue Reading
At least 32 dead, 85 injured as trains collide in Greece
Athens, GreeceRescue workers are in a desperate search for survivors after a head-on collision between two trains in central GreeceContinue Reading
Manchester United takeover: Qatar Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani makes ‘substantial’ bid for club
Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar banks QIB, has made a ‘substantial’ bid forContinue Reading
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble
Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed buildingContinue Reading
BREAKING: Death toll in excess of 20,000, survivors struggle to stay warm and fed from Turkey/Syria earthquake
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfiresContinue Reading
Emir of Qatar interested in buying Manchester United for £4.5bn
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is interested in buying Manchester United. He values the club belowContinue Reading
Turkey, Syria quake deaths pass 11,000; deadliest in decade
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from an earthquake in Turkey and Syria has passed 11,000. Turkish President RecepContinue Reading
Turkey and Syria earthquake: Over 1,300 killed as tremors felt elsewhere in the Middle East
Over 1,300 people have died after a huge earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. The 7.8-magnitude quake was centred in theContinue Reading
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies: army
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai aged 79 after a long illness, the army said Sunday.Continue Reading
Shares In India’s Adani Enterprises nosedive 30 percent
Shares in Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s business empire plummeted 30 percent in Wednesday afternoon trade, the fifth day of fallsContinue Reading
Chelsea sign Enzo Fernandez for a British record £107m from Benfica, co-owner Behdad Eghbali leading a 12 hour negotiation
Chelsea have signed Enzo Fernandez for a British record £107million after agreeing a deal with Benfica late on deadline day.Continue Reading
Watch: Flooded Auckland airport closes, supermarkets inundated, amid torrential rain in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Torrential rain and wild weather in Auckland on Friday caused disruptions throughout New Zealand’s largestContinue Reading
British Home Secretary mulls cut to post-study student visa stay in UK
The new Graduate Visa route, which allows foreign graduates – including Indians – the chance to stay on to jobContinue Reading
BBC apologises for pornographic prank during FA Cup football coverage
The BBC has apologised after its coverage of an FA Cup football match was marred by pornographic noises being played loudly whileContinue Reading
India register biggest-ever win in ODI history, beat Sri Lanka by 317 runs
Four wicket haul by Mohammed Siraj and an unbeaten knock of 166* runs from Virat Kohli, guided Team India toContinue Reading
Nepal plane crash with 72 onboard leaves at least 40 dead
At least 40 people were killed when an aircraft crashed in Nepal on Sunday, a Nepal army spokesperson said, as hundreds ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Supreme Court orders former President Sirisena to pay Rs.100mn compensation to victims of Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena, four other officials and the State to pay compensation totallingContinue Reading
Rare scenes in Makkah as mountains turn green after recent rains
The mountains in and around the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia have turned green after weeks of heavyContinue Reading
Germany to get new Qatari LNG flows through QatarEnergy, ConocoPhillips deal
Germany is set to receive new flows of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2026 after QatarEnergy and ConocoPhillips (COP.N) on TuesdayContinue Reading
Apple interested in buying Manchester United in £5.8bn deal
Manchester United are being eyed up by technology giants Apple in a mouth-watering £5.8billion deal. According to the Daily Star,Continue Reading
#BREAKING Manchester United owners consider sale of club -statement
Manchester United have released a surprise statement where owners are to consider sale of the club as part of strategicContinue Reading
Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Manchester United with immediate effect
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United with immediate effect. The decision follows a controversial interview in whichContinue Reading
Qatar signs 27-year deal with China as LNG competition heats up
DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas (LNG),Continue Reading
Police fact sheet reveal Sydney woman choked, feared for life after sexually assaulted by Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka –
A Sydney woman has said she feared for her life on a date after meeting Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka GunathilakaContinue Reading
Watch Qatar World Cup ambassador comments on TV interview adds to mounting pressure on hosts
Weeks before soccer’s World Cup in Qatar, an ambassador for the host country claimed homosexuality is “damage in the mind.”Continue Reading
Liverpool Football Club put up for sale as owners FSG release statement
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) has put Liverpool up for sale. In a dramatic shift for the American owners, who haveContinue Reading
Sri Lanka cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa joked Dhanushka was ‘the most handsome’ teammate, ‘ladies man’ in a pre tournament viral clip
A pre tournament clip behind the scenes has gone viral on social media where team mate Bhanuka Rajapaksa calls hisContinue Reading
Watch Danushka Gunathilaka Update: Bail rejected, lawyer to appeal to the Supreme Court, SLC suspends player from all forms of cricket
Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Sydney, remains in custody after a failedContinue Reading
Hacking gang targeted Qatar World Cup critics- investigation
An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists said on Sunday,Continue Reading
Watch Australian media reports on Sri Lanka cricket Danushka Gunathilaka’s arrest
Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged in relation to an alleged sexual assault while at the T20 WorldContinue Reading
Imran Khan shot in leg in ‘assassination attempt’, former Pakistan prime minister’s supporters say
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been shot in the leg in what his supporters say was an assassinationContinue Reading
More than 140 dead in Gujrat’s collapsed colonial era cable bridge
About 141 people have died, while more than a 100 other have been admitted and are under treatment after aContinue Reading
Watch: Joe Biden mispronounces Rishi Sunak’s name as he mocks ew U.K. leader
Joe Biden has come under fire after mispronouncing the name of Rishi Sunak, who is due to become the firstContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister
LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak has won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party and will become Britain’sContinue Reading
UK’s Boris Johnson will not contest Conservative party leadership race
UK former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not enter the contest to become the next Conservative party leader and thereforeContinue Reading
UK interior minister Braverman: I made a mistake, I resign
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – British interior minister Suella Braverman said on Wednesday she had resigned after sending an officialContinue Reading
Booker Prize 2022: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins with supernatural satire
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker prize for fiction. TheContinue Reading
#WorldCupT20 Minnows Nambia stun Sri Lanka in preliminary group opener
Namibia caused one of biggest upsets of the T20 World Cup with historic win in the opening match of roundContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia allows Qatar World Cup Hayya card holders to perform Umrah with multi-entry visa
Saudi Arabia’s Al Ekhbariya News Channel has announced that today, October 14, 2022, Muslims with World Cup Qatar Hayya cardsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka doubles Test match fees for cricketers
COLOMBO(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s cricket board said Friday it had doubled the Test match fees paid to its international cricketers andContinue Reading
Cricket-Former Sri Lanka skipper Mathews named in T20 World Cup squad
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka have included veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews and uncapped bowler Dunith Wellalage in their 15-man Twenty20 World CupContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Polls Could Risk Economic Recovery-Central Bank Chief
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s tentative recovery from its worst economic crisis could be stalled by presidential elections due later this year, theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka inks 20-year power purchase deal with India’s Adani Green
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement with India’s Adani Green Energy Ltd forContinue Reading
Canadian police charge three Indian nationals with murder of Sikh separatist
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatistContinue Reading
Japan seeks Sri Lanka recovery for regional stability
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 5 ― Strategically placed Sri Lanka’s economic recovery was essential for stability in the Indo-Pacific region,Continue Reading