Riot police in Georgia fired tear gas and water cannon into crowds protesting against a bill seen by the opposition as targeting media freedoms. Thousands waving Georgian and European Union flags gathered outside parliament for a second night to protest what they see as a Russian-inspired law. MPs approved the second reading of the controversial […]

One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded […]

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. Ms Steenkamp’s mother said she accepted the decision to release the former athlete – but […]

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has signed a deal with the Professional Fighters League. Cameroon’s Ngannou, 36, has been a free agent since leaving the UFC in January after the two parties failed to agree on a new contract. The move represents a significant coup for the PFL, with Ngannou regarded as one of […]

Prince Harry speaks of the “leaking and… planting of stories” as part of a “dirty game” in a new trailer for the Harry and Meghan series on Netflix. He describes the “pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution” in an apparent reference to his wife, Meghan, and mother, Princess Diana, and their experience […]

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  Government caught lying to defend Defence Secretary By Frederica Jansz Last week, Gamini Abeyratne alias Taxi Abey telephoned me from the United Kingdom.  He was agitated and in more than three telephone conversations told me that Hudson Samarasinghe (Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) had telephoned him and asked, “if Frederica went with ...