People swimming in the president of Sri Lanka’s pool say they will remain at the official residence in Colombo until Gotabaya Rajapaksa finally leaves office. Protesters have also stormed the home of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, demonstrating against an economic catastrophe that has left many struggling to afford two meals a day. Both men have
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Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan can be seen back together as Scott and Charlene for the first time in new images revealed from the final episodes of Neighbours. The stars are among many returning for the end of the long-running Australian soap, which will air for the last time at the end of July. In
Elon Musk avoided discussing the collapsed Twitter deal, only repeating allegations of fake account issues at the social media platform, as he addressed an audience of moguls on Saturday, two people who attended the conference told Reuters. In a wide-reaching interview Saturday, Musk spent most of his time talking about Mars and extolled the virtues
Nadhim Zahawi is a man on a mission – and he isn’t in the mood for taking any prisoners in his desire to become the next prime minister. In his first broadcast interview since entering the race, the new chancellor told Sky News exclusively how the boy from Baghdad has: nothing to hide with his
6:00 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was elected to the American League All-Star team as a pitcher and hitter for the second consecutive season, while brothers William Contreras and Willson Contreras will both start for the National League. Ohtani, 28, was voted in as the designated hitter for the AL team, then
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has officially joined the race for the Tory leadership, with Home Secretary Priti Patel potentially set to announce her candidacy. A surprise entry has also been made by Foreign Office minister Rehman Chishti, meaning 11 Conservatives are now fighting to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Writing in the Telegraph newspaper,
Uber lobbied officials to drop investigations, used a “kill switch” to thwart regulators and law enforcement and considered exploiting violence against its drivers to gain public sympathy as it aggressively expanded into global markets, according to analysis of a leaked batch of confidential documents. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) scoured more than 124,000
Ducati may not have a consumer-level electric motorcycle yet (and barely has a racing electric motorcycle, for that matter), but the company can’t stop pumping out smaller two-wheeled electric vehicles. Case in point: Ducati has just unveiled two new folding electric bicycles. Both electric bicycle models were released under Ducati’s Scrambler brand, which has grown
Workers are seen at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, near the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad region, Russia, June 5, 2019. Anton Vaganov | Reuters As a business executive friend of mine texted me Wednesday, “Europe feels like it’s starting to panic.” He’s right. The concerns about energy supplies are accelerating
Conservative MPs who support Boris Johnson are “propping up a crook, a liar and a charlatan” says former Downing Street Director of Communications under Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell. He said that Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak had realised that their reputations were being tarnished the longer they served in a Johnson government, and that their
Special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for business documents. Trump has said he would view any investigation of his personal finances that didn’t involve Russia as a “violation” by Mueller that crosses a red line. CNN’s Evan Perez reports.
12:49 PM ET LONDON — Novak Djokovic kept his cool in the furnace of Centre Court to win his seventh Wimbledon championship against Nick Kyrgios. As Kyrgios stuck the ball in the net on championship point, Djokovic looked to his team and let out a massive exhale. The triumph sees him go one behind Rafael
British rapper Little Simz has taken home the best pop act prize at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. She was recognised for her fourth studio album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, which also earned her a BRIT Award and received critical acclaim across the board. Other winners on the night included the cast of
Nadhim Zahawi has said he is “clearly being smeared” after questions were reportedly raised about his personal finances before his appointment as chancellor. The former education secretary and vaccines minister, who is vying to take over from Boris Johnson, told Sky News he had “always” paid his taxes and had “declared” them in the UK.
The Kagarlytskyi family narrowly escaped Russian occupation in the Kyiv suburb of Irpin. After three months on the run, moving from one place to another, they’ve returned home. But they’ve lost everything, and they’re now living in a train carriage as they try to piece their lives back together. Russia ‘storing weapons in nuclear plant’
Sri Lankans are roaming through the ransacked presidential palace a day after it was stormed by thousands of people angry at the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe both announced they were going to step down in the face of the protests. The prime minister’s private residence
Lauren Goodger has announced the death of her baby girl Lorena, just two days after giving birth. The former TOWIE star shared a black and white image on Instagram, showing her holding the tiny baby’s hand, along with a message to express her pain at losing her child. Goodger said she had had no pregnancy
Gunmen have shot dead 15 people and injured nine others in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto, police said. Armed with rifles and pistols, the gunmen opened fire at people sitting at the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday. Three people were critically injured and are being treated in
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