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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
UK’s Truss sacrifices finance minister, scraps tax plan in fight to survive
LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday and scrappedContinue Reading
Live: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Hundreds of thousands of people are lining the streets of the capital to watch the funeral unfold. A procession willContinue Reading
Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan charged under anti-terror law
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khanhas been charged under the anti-terror act following accusations of threats to police and aContinue Reading
Qatar World Cup 2022 set for start date change as FIFA allows hosts to play first
FIFA is set to move the start date of the World Cup one day earlier so that host nation QatarcanContinue Reading
Sri Lanka eyes on parliament as it chooses new president amid crisis
An unprecedented secret ballot is underway in Sri Lanka’s parliament as its MPs choose between three candidates for president, amidContinue Reading
Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore, Sri Lanka President not seeking asylum: MFA
SINGAPORE — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore on Thursday evening (14 July), after fleeing to the MaldivesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka army empowered to use force to protect lives & state property
Sri Lanka Army in a statement to protestors earnestly urged them to desist from all forms of violence immediately orContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President, brother in airport standoff during escape attempt
Sri Lanka’s president in humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff who blocked his departure, official sources say. Sri Lanka’s embattledContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President confirms step down on Wednesday; PM hatching survival plan as MPs urge PM to continue?
COLOMBO, July 11- Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the primeContinue Reading
No military operation to storm Galle Face, India also denies
The military says there is no move to storm the protest site at Galle Face. Videos have emerged on socialContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President to step down on 13th July
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that he will step down from the presidency onContinue Reading
Sri Lankan PM agrees to quit in biggest political turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in ParliamentContinue Reading
#SriLanka President on the brink as All Party leaders set to gather
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has summoned a special Party Leaders’ meeting this evening at 4pm today.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tells PMContinue Reading
Elon Musk terminating Twitter deal
Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter IncContinue Reading
Who will replace Boris Johnson as British PM?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he will resign, which means there will now be a leadership election to decideContinue Reading
Ronaldo tells Man Utd ‘it’s time for me to leave’ in bombshell statement
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly dropped a bombshell on Manchester United, telling the club it is time for him to leave.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Energy minister meets Qatar officials in various sectors to boost economic cooperation
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera met more Qatar’s officials during his visit to the middle eastern country in aContinue Reading
CPC cannot source petrol shipment till 22nd July; 100,000 MT LP Gas available for next four months – Sagala Ratnayake
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will not be able to source a petrol shipment until 22nd July, said Sagala RatnayakeContinue Reading
#BREAKING Death toll over 500 in Syria and Turkey after a major earthquake. Officials warn the death toll is expected to rise.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sendingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka marks independence anniversary amid economic woes
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)– Sri Lanka marked its 75th independence anniversary on Saturday as a bankrupt nation, with many citizens angry,Continue Reading
Secretary of State Blinken postpones trip to China after a Chinese balloon was spotted over U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China as theContinue Reading
China confirms offer to Sri Lanka of debt moratorium
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Friday confirmed it is offering Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on loan repayments asContinue Reading
A group of private overseas Sri Lanka bondholders ready for debt restructuring talks
(Reuters) – A group of overseas private creditors is ready to hold debt restructuring talks with Sri Lanka consistent withContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s powerful Buddhist clergy opposes full implementation of 13A to grant political autonomy to Tamils
(PTI)-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s plan to fully implement India-backed 13th Amendment to grant political autonomy to the minority TamilsContinue Reading
Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances amid IMF debt talks – sources
LONDON (Reuters) – The Paris Club of creditor nations is ready to provide financing assurances to Sri Lanka, a keyContinue Reading
China has not done enough on Sri Lanka debt restructuring – U.S. diplomat
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The United States wants China to provide credible and specific assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)Continue Reading
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