The Japan Times - A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply...
French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a big increase in defence spending, warning Europe's liberty is facing a "greater threat" than at any time since the end of World War Two.
In a...
Vraie Cally Balthazaar of the National People’s Power (NPP) has been elected as the new Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council, following a secret ballot held this morning.
Balthazaar received 61...
An Air India flight bound for London’s Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, resulting in multiple...
Just hours after securing victory in South Korea’s presidential race, Lee Jae-myung delivered his inauguration speech on Wednesday, pledging to “unite the people” and heal national divisions.The...
China has accused the United States of "severely violating" the terms of a recently brokered trade truce, warning that it will take firm measures to protect its national interests.In a statement released...
Sancharaka Udawa 2025, the country’s largest tourism exhibition, took place on the 23rd and 24th May in Colombo under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Jointly organised by the...
Thousands of Palestinians have overrun an aid distribution site in Gaza set up by a controversial US and Israeli-backed group, a day after it began working there.
Videos showed crowds walking over torn-down...
The Trump administration has ordered U.S. embassies to halt new student visa appointments as it plans to expand social media vetting for applicants. In a memo, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the pause...
Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin "absolutely crazy" after Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the 2022 invasion, killing at least 13 people. In a Truth Social post, Trump said,...
US President Donald Trump has said he is "not happy" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, following Moscow's largest aerial attack yet on Ukraine.
In a rare rebuke, Trump said: "What the hell...
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) declared on Tuesday that Khartoum is “completely liberated” from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), following the capture of El Salha in Omdurman—site...
The UN says no aid has yet been distributed in Gaza despite aid lorries starting to cross the border after an 11-week blockade.
Israeli officials said 93 trucks entered Gaza on Tuesday, carrying aid including...
Abu Dhabi is gearing up to unveil Aion Sentia, the world’s first AI-powered cognitive city, by 2027. This ambitious project aims to revolutionise urban living through cutting-edge artificial intelligence...
Authorities have identified the suspect in a deadly car blast that targeted a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California as Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old man they said "had nihilistic ideations".
The...
The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, was lit up in red, white, and blue on Thursday evening in honour of U.S. President Donald Trump's official visit to the United Arab Emirates.
President...
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, a major U.S. policy shift ahead of an expected meeting with Syria's...
The top US diplomat Marco Rubio has said the US is "troubled" by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
His comments came as at least 114 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Thursday, health...
Halfway through Leo XIV's first speech as pope, which he delivered in Italian, he stopped and asked if he might say a few words in Spanish.
Smiling, he continued: "A greeting to all and in particular...
Tensions flared between India and Pakistan after India launched missile strikes early Wednesday on what it claimed were terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. At least three civilians...