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Vladimir Putin has broken his silence over Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death – some 24 hours after the Wagner chief’s private jet crashed. Russia’s president said the head of the mercenary group was a “talented person” who “made serious mistakes in life”. Mr Putin also sent condolences to the families of all 10 people said to […]
- Prigozhin buried in private funeral – Wagner chief’s press service (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
India’s Moon rover has taken first steps on the lunar surface a day after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the south pole. Chandrayaan-3’s rover “ramped down” from the lander and “India took a walk on the Moon!”, the space agency said. The Vikram lander successfully touched down as planned […]
- Hopes of ‘Chandrayaan-3’ Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal (Category: Breaking News)
- Chandrayaan-3: India’s historic Moon mission lifts off successfully (Category: Breaking News)
- India launches space mission to study black holes (Category: Breaking News)
- India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun (Category: Breaking News)
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed in Russia killing all 10 people on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority says. Social media linked to the Wagner mercenary group say his private plane was shot down by Russian air defences. Prigozhin died “as a result of actions of […]
- Prigozhin buried in private funeral – Wagner chief’s press service (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
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- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Machiavellians Tend To Be Demonic: Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place (Category: Breaking News)
- True Meritocracy Not The Sham Of All Party Mediocracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Psychopathic Tendencies: Pet Dogs, Incompetency & Beds To The Foray (Category: Breaking News)
All eight people who were stuck in a cable car dangling hundreds of metres above a ravine in Pakistan’s north-west for many hours have now been rescued. In a slow and dangerous operation, a military helicopter rescued one child, while teams on the ground recovered the rest of the group after dark. They were helped […]
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Nasa confirms return of asteroid Bennu samples (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
Eighteen bodies have been found in a forested area of northern Greece hit by wildfires for the past four days, the Greek fire service says. Initial reports suggest those who died may have been migrants. A coroner and investigation team are heading to the scene in the Dadia forest. The Evros region of north-eastern Greece, […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Libya declares emergency as Storm Daniel kills 150 (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has apologised for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women’s World Cup. Rubiales kissed the Spain forward during the presentation ceremony following the team’s 1-0 win over England in Sunday’s final. “I didn’t like it,” Hermoso said on Instagram, but a statement released later on […]
- Jenni Hermoso files legal complaint over Women’s World Cup final kiss (Category: Breaking News)
- Spain players who have been boycotting team turn up for international duty (Category: Breaking News)
- Spain progress to knockouts with 5-0 win over Zambia (Category: Breaking News)
- Spain beat Netherlands to reach World Cup Semis (Category: Breaking News)
Donald Trump has said he plans to turn himself in on Thursday to a court in Atlanta, Georgia, to face charges of election interference. A judge in Georgia overseeing the former president’s case earlier set a bail bond of $200,000 (£157,000). The bail filing says Mr Trump can remain free pending trial so long as […]
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump ordered to pay $355m to New York for lying to banks (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump ordered to pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean Carroll (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump likely to be arrested and charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා වර්ෂයක් වැනි කෙටි කාලයක් තුළ මහජනතාවගේ ආරක්ෂාව වෙනුවෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට අණපනත් රැසක් ගෙනැවිත් තිබෙන බවත්, ආසියාවේ බලසම්පන්නම දූෂණ විරෝධී පනත එතුමා විසින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ සම්මත කරමින් හා එයThe post ආසියාවේ බලසම්පන්නම දූෂණ විරෝධී පනත පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ සම්මත කර නීති ගත කළේ ජනපති රනිල් – වජිර appeared first on ITN News.
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Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead. Migrants have told the BBC they had limbs
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise (Category: Breaking News)
England’s wait to win a first Women’s World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed in the final in Sydney. The Lionesses, looking to become the first England senior side since the men’s team in 1966 to win the World Cup, suffered a heartbreak after being outplayed by a Spanish side full of flair […]
- England reach first Womens World Cup final (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- Wales captain retires from football aged 33 (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia and Sweden eye World Cup Bronze today (Category: Breaking News)
Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when a Russian missile struck a theatre in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday morning, officials have said. Fifteen children were among 144 people wounded, the police said. At least 25 people were in hospital. Among the victims were people who had been celebrating an […]
- Kremlin says 20 dead after attack on Russian city (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian attack on Ukraine cities hits deadly new level (Category: Breaking News)
Kosovare Asllani’s stunning second-half strike sealed victory for Sweden as they beat Australia to finish third at the Women’s World Cup. She rifled in a shot from the edge of the area to add to Fridolina Rolfo’s first-half penalty as Sweden won the bronze medal match for the second World Cup in succession. Despite the […]
- Sweden demolish Italy 5-0 to reach last 16 of Women’s World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- USA scrape through to last 16 with Portugal draw (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia and Sweden eye World Cup Bronze today (Category: Breaking News)
- Spain beat Sweden in dramatic finish to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
Australia and Sweden will be looking to put their semi-final defeats behind them and secure third place at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup today (19). Co-hosts Australia are already guaranteed their best finish in a World Cup, while 2003 runners-up Sweden have come third three times. Australia coach Tony Gustavsson said he would field […]
- Sweden beat Australia 2-0 to take Bronze at Women’s World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic wins 24th major by beating Daniil Medvedev (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
අතර කුඹුරු ඉඩම් සහ දේපළ උකස් කිරීමට සිදු වූ බව මව්පියෝ BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුහ.
Property giant Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US as the real estate crisis in China deepens. It will allow the heavily-indebted company to protect its assets in the US as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors. Evergrande defaulted on its huge debts in 2021, which sent shock-waves through global […]
- China’s debt outlook downgraded as economy slows (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands arrested in Sri Lanka’s week-long anti-drug operation (Category: Breaking News)
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of Muslims in a city in Pakistan have set fire to at least four churches and vandalised the homes of Christians over claims that two men desecrated the Quran, police say. Residents said up to a dozen buildings connected to churches in Jaranwala, in eastern Punjab, were also damaged. Police have detained more than […]
- At least 50 killed, dozens injured in blast in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Relief as all passengers from Pakistan cable car brought to safety (Category: Breaking News)
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa. Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers, on the island of Sal. Almost all those on board the boat, which was at sea for over a […]
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast (Category: Breaking News)
- Migrant boat sinks in Channel killing six people (Category: Breaking News)
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa. Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers, on the island of Sal. Almost all those on board the boat, which was at sea for over a […]
- More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Migrant boat sinks in Channel killing six people (Category: Breaking News)
- Man dies in Australia after whale strikes boat (Category: Breaking News)
England reached the Women’s World Cup final for the first time as they spoiled co-hosts Australia’s party on a historic evening in Sydney. Silencing a sell-out crowd at Stadium Australia with their 3-1 victory, the Lionesses became the first English side since 1966 to reach the final on the world stage. It caps a sensational […]
- Nigeria draw with Ireland and progress to the last 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombia defeat Jamaica 1-0 to meet England in quarter-final (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
England reached the Women’s World Cup final for the first time as they spoiled co-hosts Australia’s party on a historic evening in Sydney. Silencing a sell-out crowd at Stadium Australia with their 3-1 victory, the Lionesses became the first England football team since 1966 to reach a senior final on the world stage. It caps […]
- Australia beat France on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup semi-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- All Blacks fight back for dramatic win (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat New Zealand to line up Australia semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
ගිනි තැබීමේ සිද්ධීන් 150ක් පමණ දැනට වාර්තා වී ඇති අතර ඊට සම්බන්ධ පුද්ගලයන් 15 දෙනෙකු ජූලි මාසය තුළ දී අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන ඇතැයි අතිරේක වන සංරක්ෂණ ජනරාල් නිශාන්ත එදිරිසිංහ BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.
Spain beat Sweden in a thrilling finish to reach their first Women’s World Cup final. Captain Olga Carmona scored an 89th-minute winner to spark wild scenes of jubilation among their supporters at Eden Park, Auckland. Sweden – who have now lost back-to-back World Cup semi-finals – had equalised through Rebecka Blomqvist just 93 seconds earlier […]
- Harder stars as Denmark beat Haiti 2-0 (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan qualify for round of 16 after 2-0 win over Costa Rica (Category: Breaking News)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was making every effort to restore peace in the state of Manipur as he addressed the country on its 77th independence day. “I want to tell the people of Manipur that the country is with you,” Modi said. On Tuesday, he unfurled the national flag at the historic […]
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- India parliament: Security scare for MPs on attack anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Iceland’s PM to strike over gender pay gap (Category: Breaking News)
- BBC India offices searched by income tax officials (Category: Breaking News)
At least 30 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Dagestan in southern Russia. The blast occurred in the regional capital Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at 21:40 local time (18:40 GMT). Dozens of other people were injured in the incident, the exact […]
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Johannesburg fire: 74 dead in blaze at city centre building (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- US grounds entire Osprey fleet after fatal crash in Japan (Category: Breaking News)
Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia. He and 18 others have been indicted on counts that include racketeering in a 41-charge document issued by a Fulton County grand jury. The indictment marks the fourth time Donald Trump has been criminally […]
- Trump says he will be arrested on Thursday in Georgia election case (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump likely to be arrested and charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump ordered to pay $83.3m for defaming E Jean Carroll (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump to be charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
Recovery crews combing through homes and vehicles burned to a cinder in Hawaii are likely to find 10 to 20 more victims per day, the governor has warned. The death toll grew to 96 on Sunday, making this the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century. Governor Josh Green told CBS News it could […]
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (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)
Former England fast bowler Steven Finn has announced his retirement from professional cricket following an 18-year career. The 34-year-old right-armer took 125 wickets at an average of 30.40 in 36 Test appearances between 2010 and 2016. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex in June 2005, but has not featured in red-ball cricket since July […]
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- Trent Boult to have ‘significantly reduced’ role with Black Caps (Category: Breaking News)
- Williamson to miss second Test after positive Covid-19 test (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia beat India by nine runs to claim cricket gold (Category: Breaking News)
At least 30 people are reported missing after a mudslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar. The mountainous town of Hpakant in the Kachin state is home to the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mines. Many of those affected are believed to be locals digging through the mud along the cliffs, many of […]
- 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)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
Miss Universe Organisation (MUO) has cut ties with its Indonesian franchise after several contestants alleged sexual abuse days before the pageant’s crowning ceremony in Jakarta. Contestants said finalists were unexpectedly asked to strip for “a body check for scars and cellulite” and some said they were photographed topless. The US-based MUO said it was clear […]
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Miss Universe Organisation cuts Indonesia ties over sex abuse claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
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