(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his centre left Labour Party expected to win a huge majority in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government by trouncing Rishi Sunak’s party.
"UK’s Labour sweeps to power as Sunak concedes election"Category: WORLD
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.
"US health officials recommend new COVID-19 shots for all this fall"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – A halting Joe Biden struggled Thursday to allay concerns he is too old for a second term in the White House in a fiery debate with Donald Trump marked by personal insults.
"Biden falters in fiery debate with Trump"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Frank Duckworth, the man whose mathematical knowledge helped to revolutionise rain-affected cricket, has died aged 84.
"Co-inventor of DLS method, dies"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Up to 21,000 children are missing, many trapped beneath rubble, detained, buried in unmarked graves or lost from their families in the chaos of Gaza war, British aid group Save the Children has said.
"21,000 children missing in the chaos of Gaza war: Save the Children report"
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange expected to plead guilty, avoid further prison time as part of deal with US
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Julian Assange to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information, in a deal that is expected to resolve the WikiLeaks founder’s charges in the U.S. with no further time in prison, according to court documents unsealed Monday evening.
"WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange expected to plead guilty, avoid further prison time as part of deal with US"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – At least 15 police officers and a priest were killed by gunmen on Sunday in what appear to be coordinated attacks on multiple places of worship in Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province, local authorities said.
"Gunmen kill police, priest in attacks on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Malawi’s vice president and nine others were killed in a plane crash, the country’s president said Tuesday.
"Malawi’s vice president and 9 others killed in plane crash"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – In a surprise move, French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and called for snap elections following a significant defeat by the far-right in the European elections. Voters will return to the polls in two rounds on June 30 and July 7 to elect new lawmakers.
"Macron Calls Snap Election After Far-Right Surge in France"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The British parliament dissolved on Thursday (May 30) ahead of a Jul 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 years of Conservative rule.
"UK parliament dissolves ahead of election"