The president of Sri Lanka has failed to resign despite promising to do so after thousands of people stormed his palace in protest at the economic chaos in the country. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife fled to the Maldives on Wednesday aboard an air force jet and he made the prime minister acting president
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Sky’s Deborah Haynes reports from North West England where thousands of Ukrainian recruits are being trained by British soldiers. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/we-see-them-as-brothers-in-arms-here-uk-training-thousands-of-ukrainian-recruits-in-england-12648559 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content
Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone, who was beaten and badly injured on Jan. 6, discusses Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the January 6 committee. #CNN #News
A Tesla Model S car equipped with Autopilot David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla AI and Autopilot leader Andrej Karpathy announced Wednesday that he is no longer working for the electric vehicle maker. Karpathy wrote on Twitter, “It’s been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals over the last 5
Tory leadership favourite Penny Mordaunt suffered her first setback of the campaign when she was attacked by MPs over her stance on trans issues. She clashed with right-wing Conservative MPs at a major hustings event attended by the six candidates left in the contest after the first round of voting. The trade minister and former
12:07 PM ET Chelsea have signed Raheem Sterling from Premier League rivals Manchester City, it was announced on Wednesday. The 27-year-old announced his departure from City earlier on Wednesday and has now signed a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge. Sources have told ESPN that Sterling joins Chelsea in a £47.5 million deal rising to £50m
Bereaved families of some of the Uvalde victims are in Washington DC this week to campaign for an end to gun violence. After a day of lobbying lawmakers to ban assault rifles like the one used to murder their loved ones, they were told a video had been leaked; CCTV from the hallways inside Robb
EV startup Canoo continues to feverishly lay the railroad down right in front of itself as it chugs along its route toward scaled production. A recent feeling of dread has been encapsulated by the company’s low stock, but new life has been injected into Canoo in the form of an order of at least 4,500
Getty Images Inflation has continued to rise, but some retirees won’t feel the brunt of many soaring costs, experts say. Annual inflation jumped by 9.1% in June, growing at the fastest pace since late 1981, the U.S. Department of Labor reported on Wednesday. Higher prices have many worried, even those earning six figures. Some 65%
Amber Heard’s bid for a re-trial in her legal battle with Johnny Depp has been denied. The actress claimed one of the jurors had not been properly vetted, so the defamation trial should be re-run. Judge Penney Azcarate threw out her application and said Depp‘s court victory remained and the jury had made a “competent
The final six candidates to become the next leader of the Conservative Party – and prime minister – are readying themselves for a second round of votes later, which will see at least one of them eliminated from the race. Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak leads the field, having gained support from 88 MPs in yesterday’s
Our Correspondent Nicole Johnston is in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, where the presidential palace has become something of a tourist attraction. Protesters in Sri Lanka say they will continue to occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until both men keep their word and leave office. #skynews #srilanka SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube
Hear why former Trump White House attorney James Schultz says Pat Cipollone’s testimony to the Jan. 6 committee should be worrisome to the former President. #CNN #News
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars, with Russia’s space chief furiously responding by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using a Europe-made robotic arm. The ESA had previously suspended ties on the joint ExoMars mission, which had planned to use Russian
In this article TWTR NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 02: Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) Theo Wargo | Wireimage | Getty Images Twitter has filed suit against
Jeremy Hunt has declared his support for former chancellor Rishi Sunak after he and Nadhim Zahawi were knocked out of the Conservative leadership race. The ex-health secretary said Mr Sunak had a “formidable ability” to deal with the challenging economy, but also said his character would suit the top job. “Rishi is one of the
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt have been knocked out of the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party – and next prime minister of the UK. A total of six candidates made it through the first round of voting, with chair of the backbench 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady revealing the
Workers at rail operators and Network Rail will strike for 24 hours on 27 July in a dispute over pay, the RMT union has announced. The news comes after the union rejected a pay offer from Network Rail, which it described as “paltry”, and after three rail strikes last month which crippled services across the
2:14 PM ET ESPN News Services 23XI Racing got a jump on the 2024 Cup Series season with the surprising announcement Tuesday that it signed Tyler Reddick to join the NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. Reddick, a two-time Xfinity Series champion, is in his third full season driving for Richard Childress
The euro has dropped below parity against the dollar the first time in almost two decades after news that US inflation reached 9.1% in June. The figures will place further pressure on the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates by 75 basis points later this month, as raising interest rates is one of the tools