A parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms.
Bitcoin hacker sentenced to five years in prison
Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan.
The missing puzzle piece in India’s child stunting crisis
A new study finds that caste plays a vital role in high rates of stunting in children in India.
Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect
He has made his early priorities clear – and stunned some in Washington and around the world while doing so.
HRW accuses Israel of war crime of forced displacement in Gaza
The rights group says the forced evacuation of 1.9m people amounts to a crime against humanity.
UN climate talks ‘no longer fit for purpose’ say key experts
Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan’s president calls oil and gas a ‘gift of God’
Europe’s flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short
Makers of a new generation of European electric aircraft are struggling to raise money.
Whistles and boos at France-Israel football match
Some fans attending the game in Paris jeer the Israeli anthem played at the start of the game.
Former NFL player charged in Jan 6 Capitol riot
Antwoine Williams, who played for the Detroit Lions, was charged with two felonies and other crimes.
Eva Longoria says her family no longer lives in ‘dystopian’ US
The Desperate Housewives star acknowledged most Americans were not as “privileged” to “get to escape”.
