Lanka arrests ex-navy chief on corruption charges
Authorities in Sri Lanka arrested a former navy commander on Friday over allegations he illegally helped secure the recruitment and overseas training of ex-president Mahinda...
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‘Lot of work’ to resolve border check travel woes
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday said there was “still quite a lot of work to do” to resolve issues with a new...
Pak PM pays tribute to Khamenei
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid his respects at the coffin of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Friday, state TV footage showed. Sharif,...
Trump heads for Mount Rushmore as US turns 250
President Donald Trump kicks off America’s 250th birthday weekend on Friday with a trip to a landmark upon which many suspect he would like to...
India okays buying military equipment
India approved on Friday the purchase of a range of military equipment for its defence forces worth $5.46 billion, including missiles, electronic warfare systems and...
Ukraine attacks kill two in Russia border
Two people were killed on Friday in Ukrainian strikes targeting two Russian regions close to the border, local authorities said, a day after a massive...
Novels are ‘different’ from AI literature: Murakami
Haruki Murakami has said that he writes novels that are “completely different” from what AI can create, as his first book in three years hit...
Martinez defends VAR as Dalic laments ‘joyless football’
Portugal Coach Roberto Martinez defended the technology that ruled out Croatia’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against his side, saying the “chip” inside the match ball left...