Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: US releases first images of raid on compound – [VIDEO]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US military has published the first footage of the raid in northern Syria in which the leader of the Islamic State (IS)...
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Trump impeachment: US envoy condemns ‘irregular’ pressure on Ukraine
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A top US diplomat says President Trump made the release of military aid to Ukraine conditional on a pledge they would investigate a political...
US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief
(UTV|COLOMBO) – All US troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to be relocated to western Iraq, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed. Mr Esper told...
US diplomats held near Russian rocket test site
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Three US diplomats were taken off a train on Monday while heading to an Arctic city near the site of a military testing accident...
US makes Chinese diplomats say where they’re going
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Chinese diplomats in the US will have to notify American authorities before holding any meetings with US officials. Official visits to “educational and research...
Turkey-Syria offensive: Erdogan rejects US ceasefire call
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected a US call for an immediate ceasefire in northern Syria, saying Turkey’s offensive will continue. His comments...
Trump optimistic about US-China trade talks
(UTV|COLOMBO) – US President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note at the end of the first day of US-China trade talks in Washington DC. “We had...
US Republicans seek sanctions on Turkey over Syria
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Republicans in the US House of Representatives have announced plans to introduce a sanctions bill against Turkey for its offensive in Syria. Congresswoman Liz...
Syria demands withdrawal of US, Turkish forces, warns of countermeasures
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem on Saturday demanded an immediate withdrawal of all US and Turkish troops from his country and warned that Syrian...
Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Iran’s president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the...