Iran nuclear deal: Uranium enrichment breaches are extortion, says US
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US has accused Iran of a “crude and transparent attempt to extort payments from the international community” by violating the 2015 nuclear deal....
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Libya migrants: UN says attack could be war crime
(UTV|COLOMBO) – An attack which killed more than 44 migrants at a detention centre outside the Libyan capital could constitute a war crime, a UN official...
US ‘hell-bent’ on hostility despite talks, North Korea says
(UTv|COLOMBO) – North Korea has accused the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”, despite a recent agreement between the two countries to resume nuclear talks....
We wanted Pooran’s wicket so badly I wouldn’t have regretted getting injured says game-changer Mathews
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former captain Angelo Mathews has had a rather ordinary 2019 Cricket World Cup not being able to play the role he was chosen for....
Report submitted to PSC says Fmr. Min. Rishad has no links to terrorist activities
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A report submitted by the DIG of the Criminal Investigation Department on former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was read out yesterday (28) at the...
Trump says he wants to ‘shake hands’ with North Korea’s Kim at DMZ
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Trump has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un – on Twitter – to meet him at the fortified frontier that divides North and...
Mexico says sale of presidential plane will curb illegal migration
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to use profits from the sale of his presidential plane to fund efforts to curb illegal...
New Ebola outbreak in DRC is ‘truly frightening’, says Wellcome Trust director
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The head of a major medical research charity has called the latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa “truly frightening”. Nearly 1,400 people have...
Sudan talks to resume soon as opposition halts strikes, says mediator
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Protest and military leaders in Sudan have agreed to resume talks soon, an Ethiopian mediator says. Separately, an opposition alliance agreed to suspend its...
President says undecided whether to run in upcoming poll
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday that he had not decided on seeking another term in an election that is due by year-end, foreign media...