US attacks Iran-backed militia bases in Iraq and Syria
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US has conducted air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed Iraqi militia blamed for an attack that killed an American...
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US stops sending sniffer dogs to Jordan and Egypt
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US says it has stopped sending explosive-detecting dogs to Jordan and Egypt after the deaths of a number of animals due to...
US psychedelic pioneer and guru Ram Dass dies aged 88
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Ram Dass, a spritual leader and pioneer of the US psychedelic movement, has died at home in Hawaii, aged 88. Born Richard Alpert,...
Space Force: Trump officially launches new US military service
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump has officially funded a Pentagon force focused on warfare in space – the US Space Force. The new military service,...
Juice Wrld: US rapper dies aged 21 ‘after seizure at airport’ – [IMAGES]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Juice Wrld, a US rapper who shot to fame on music streaming platforms, has died at the age of 21. Celebrity news website TMZ said...
Lanka awaits US Embassy response – may pull out of Caribbean tour
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket said that it has made an appeal to the US Embassy to reconsider the visas of seven players selected to tour...
Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan – his first time in the country – for the Thanksgiving holiday....
US says Israeli settlements are no longer illegal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US has shifted its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, no longer viewing them as inconsistent with international law. US...
Demanding Gota’s US citizenship renunciation: Monk begins fast
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Ven. Dr. Inguruwatte Sumangala Thera commenced a fast at the Independence Square in Colombo demanding to produce the proof whether Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna...
“No truth in rumors on Gotabaya’s US citizenship” – PC Ali Sabry
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa had legally renounced his citizenship of the United States, said President’s Counsel Ali Sabry. The...