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President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election, which has been condemned as a “sham” by several opposition candidates demanding a rerun. The president won about 73% of the vote, with his nearest challenger, Moise Katumbi, on 18%, officials said. The 20 December election was marred by widespread logistical […]
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
- Singaporeans vote for ceremonial president after rare political scandals (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak faces crunch Rwanda vote as Tory MPs split (Category: Breaking News)
Benjamin Kiplagat, who has represented Uganda at three Olympic Games, has been found dead in Kenya, with local reports saying he had been stabbed. Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase. He was reportedly found in a car with stab wounds to his chest and neck, near the […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites next year as part of efforts to ramp up its military, the country’s state media has said. Last month Pyongyang put a spy satellite into space – and claims it has since photographed major US and South Korean military sites. Setting out his aims for 2024, […]
- North Korea fully suspends military pact with South (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin signals help for Kim Jong Un but quiet on weapons (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea claims successful launch of spy satellite (Category: Breaking News)
Moscow has accused Ukraine of deadly air strikes on south-west Russia – with 20 people killed and more than 100 injured in Belgorod, near the border. The regional governor said three children were among the dead in what was one of the deadliest attacks on Russia since it invaded Ukraine. A Ukrainian security source insisted […]
- Massive Russian strikes target energy grid in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian air strikes hit cities across Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- US launches fourth round of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen (Category: Breaking News)
A Sri Lankan born pioneer of location-tracking technology has been appointed OBE in the King’s New Year Honours. Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan, who founded Cambridge company PervasID, devised a real-time location tracking system used by NHS trusts, hospitals, aircraft manufacturers and retailers. He is among 105 people in the East honoured for their exceptional contribution to […]
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Australia push for permanent visas (Category: Breaking News)
- Social media companies on notice over extremist threats (Category: Breaking News)
- US bridge collapses after being hit by Colombo bound ship (Category: Breaking News)
- Nissanka ton helps Sri Lanka level Bangladesh series (Category: Breaking News)
At least 30 people have been killed in what Ukraine says is Russia’s biggest missile bombardment of the war so far. More than 160 people were injured as Russia hit Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Lviv in the early hours of Friday morning. Russia “used nearly every type of weapon in its arsenal”, with homes […]
- Kremlin says 20 dead after attack on Russian city (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian missile strike kills seven and injures 144 in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
Sam Bankman-Fried, who once ran one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges and is facing decades in jail, will not face another trial, US prosecutors say. The 31-year-old was found guilty of fraud and money laundering last month. Prosecutors said the “strong public interest” in a resolution of their case against the former billionaire outweighed […]
- Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in “genocidal acts” in Gaza. The UN court confirmed the proceedings concerning alleged violations of Israel’s obligations under the Genocide Convention. Israel has strongly rejected the allegation, calling it “baseless”. “Israel rejects with disgust the blo...
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel says it has arrested hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Explosions hit Syrian capital – local media (Category: Breaking News)
China has named Dong Jun as its new defence minister, two months after his predecessor was officially sacked. Dong, a former navy commander, takes over from Li Shangfu – who was last seen in public in August. Mr Dong’s appointment was announced by China’s top legislators at a Standing Committee meeting of the National People’s […]
- Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands arrested in Sri Lanka’s week-long anti-drug operation (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden and Xi Jinping to meet in California (Category: Breaking News)
A court in Qatar has commuted the death sentences of eight former Indian naval officers, India’s foreign ministry has said. A ministry statement said the “sentences have been reduced” but did not specify what new penalty they would face. Neither Qatar nor India have revealed the specific charges against the men. FT and Reuters have […]
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan holds election tainted by rigging claims (Category: Breaking News)
Three Hong Kong activists have been jailed for up to six years for their involvement in a foiled plot to bomb public buildings. The trio were initially all charged with “conspiracy to commit terrorism” under the national security law. They were part of “Returning Valiant”, a pro-independence group which hatched the plan in 2021 following […]
- ‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Nasa confirms return of asteroid Bennu samples (Category: Breaking News)
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වේවැල් නිෂ්පාදන සඳහා ජාත්යන්තරයේ ද ඉහළ ඉල්ලුමක් පවතින නමුත් ඊට ප්රමාණවත් නිෂ්පාදනයක් රට තුළ සිදු නොවන බවත්, පාලනයෙන් ගිලිහුණු වෙළඳ ඒකාධිකාරයක් දැනට පවතින බැවින් එම ගැටලුව නිරාකරණයට පියවර ගෙන ඇති බවත් ජාතික ශිල්ප සභාවේ සභාපති සම්පත් ඇරැහැපොල BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේ ය.
The White House approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m) on Wednesday. US officials said that the latest package included air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons. But the package marked the last funding available without fresh approval from Congress, where talks have stalled. Ukraine has […]
- Hungary’s parliament clears path for Sweden’s Nato membership (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- UK-owned ship damaged in Houthi missile attack off Yemen, US says (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
Renowned Australian chef Bill Granger – the “godfather” of avocado toast – has died. A self-taught cook from Melbourne, Granger became a celebrated global restaurateur and food writer. He passed away in a London hospital on Christmas Day, aged 54, his wife and three daughters by his side. “He will be remembered as the ‘King […]
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Boss of Australian telecom giant quits after nationwide outage (Category: Breaking News)
- Political violence grips Bangladesh as election looms (Category: Breaking News)
Liverpool signalled their title ambitions by going top of the Premier League thanks to a hard-fought victory at relegation-threatened Burnley. Jurgen Klopp’s side have only been beaten once so far this season and went two points clear of Arsenal at the summit despite some wastefulness in front of goal. The Reds got the perfect start […]
- Liverpool survive scare against Villarreal (Category: Breaking News)
- Manchester City sweep aside Newcastle United (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 900 Liverpool fans to sue Uefa (Category: Breaking News)
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead, authorities have confirmed to the BBC. The actor, 48, was found unconscious in a car in one of Seoul’s main parks on Wednesday. It is unclear if Lee took his own life, but police said they […]
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
Sales of Apple’s newest smart watches have been halted in the US amid a patent row. It comes after the White House declined to lift a ban on sales and imports of the Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches this week. The US International Trade Commission had taken the action to protect device maker Masimo, […]
- Apple overtakes Samsung as world’s biggest phone-maker (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
The winner of a Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, tournament has been stripped of his title after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Yan Chenglong has also been accused of cheating by using a communication device analogous to anal beads. The 48-year-old has been stripped of his title and banned from playing for a year. However, the Chinese […]
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 47 buried after landslide in Yunnan – state media (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a Ukrainian attack on a Black Sea port. The airstrike took place at Feodosiya in Russian-occupied Crimea early on Tuesday morning. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said the large landing ship Novocherkassk was struck by Ukrainian aircraft carrying guided missiles. The head of the Ukrainian […]
- Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- US approves $250m in military aid to Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
Prosecutors in France have launched a homicide investigation after five bodies were found in a town north-east of Paris. According to local media reports, the victims are a woman and her four young children. Their bodies were found in the town of Meaux which is just over 41km (25 miles) from the French capital. They […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
සුනාමියෙන් වසර 19ක් ගතවන විට එම කුළුණු 77කින් 57ක් අක්රීය තත්ත්වයට පත්ව තිබේ. ඒ පිළිබඳව BBC සිංහල සේවය තොරතුරු දැන ගැනීමේ පනත යටතේ ආපදා කළමනාකරණ මධ්යස්ථානයෙන් ලබාගත් තොරතුරු මේ වීඩියෝව සඳහා පදනම් කරගෙන තිබේ.
දරුවන් පාසලට යෑම සඳහා දිනකට කිලෝමීටර් 10ක් පමණ පා ගමනින් යා යුතු බවත් ගම්මානයේ අඩුපාඩු රැසක් පවතින බවත් වවුනියාව, නොච්චිකුලම තෙළිඟු ගම්මානයේ ජීවත්වෙන ජනතාව BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසූහ.
From Australia to the Americas, services, events and Santa runs have been taking place to mark one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar. Here are some of the best Christmas images from around the world. A nativity scene in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, shows Jesus in the manger (pic BBC) Worshippers of the […]
- Tyrannosaur’s last meal was two baby dinosaurs (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Brutal’ donkey skin trade banned in 55 countries (Category: Breaking News)
- High-rise building engulfed by flames in Valencia, Spain (Category: Breaking News)
- Billie Eilish’s Barbie track wins song of the year at Grammys 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
When Oli queues up on the starting line for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, he’ll be making history. That’s because Oli is a cat. Since the event began as a casual cruise down the east coast of Australia in 1945, it has attracted all manner of colourful competitors – from media magnate […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai MP jailed for posts insulting the monarchy (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
The Chinese capital, Beijing, has experienced its coldest December since records began in 1951. Temperatures in the city have frequently fallen below -10C this month. China has been hit with several waves of extremely cold weather already this winter. It has been a year of extremes in the capital: six months ago, Beijing recorded its […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned. It comes after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals. The Ministry of Defence confirmed HMS […]
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
BBC has reported that Police in Sri Lanka have claimed to have arrested almost 15,000 people during a week-long drive against drug traffickers across the country. The police also say the operation led to the seizure of almost 440kg of various types of narcotics, including heroin. Local media showed footage of officers using sniffer dogs […]
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- US congressman carjacked at gunpoint in Washington DC (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Ugandan athlete stabbed to death in Kenya – reports (Category: Breaking News)
A cargo ship was struck by a drone off the coast of the western Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday. The Liberia-flagged chemical products tanker was linked to Israel, according to maritime security firm Ambrey, and was heading from Saudi Arabia to India. The attack sparked a fire onboard the ship which was put out, […]
- Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack, firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- US military aircraft with eight aboard crashes off Japan island (Category: Breaking News)
- Three US troops killed in drone strike on US base in Middle East (Category: Breaking News)
- Mindanao island hit by two powerful quakes but tsunami threat has passed -US Tsunami Warning Sys... (Category: Breaking News)
Israel says it has arrested 200 members of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups in the past week and taken them into its territory for questioning. A statement said some of the suspects had been hiding among the civilian population and surrendered voluntarily. Israel says 700 Palestinian militants have been arrested since it launched its […]
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Hostages’ fates haunt Israel as war intensifies (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 11 Americans killed in Israel during Hamas attack (Category: Breaking News)
Rebecca Welch made history on Saturday when she became the first woman to referee a Premier League fixture. The 40-year-old took charge of Burnley’s 2-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Welch became a referee in 2010 when she combined it with a job in the NHS, before becoming a full-time official in 2019. In January, […]
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