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Sri Lanka had intel of Muslim group planning attacks ahead of Easter church, hotel blasts fatal to at least 207
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Sri Lanka had intel of Muslim group planning attacks ahead of Easter church, hotel blasts fatal to at least 207


Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet before the blast – AFP-JIJI



COLOMBO – A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 207 people, including dozens of foreigners.



The attacks were the worst act of violence to hit the country in the decade since the end of a bloody civil war that killed up to 100,000 people.



For many in Sri Lanka, the apparently coordinated attacks brought back painful memories of life during the long-running conflict, when bomb blasts were a frequent occurrence.


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Ukrainians Starving for Change On Course To Elect Comedian President Sunday
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Ukrainians Starving for Change On Course To Elect Comedian President Sunday

Slick online ads and attention-grabbing antics have spiced up Ukraine’s presidential election, now shaped by the frontrunner – popular TV comic Volodymyr Zelensky.

Like heavyweight boxers, he and billionaire rival Petro Poroshenko – the incumbent president – have taunted each other over holding a public debate in Ukraine’s biggest sports stadium.

Mr Zelensky, 41, insisted that they both undergo drug and alcohol tests before such a debate could take place. Mr Poroshenko, 53, was unfazed and agreed. Continue reading Ukrainians Starving for Change On Course To Elect Comedian President Sunday

Notre Dame cathedral fire: Devastating and harrowing pictures show the 12- century-old landmark being razed
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Notre Dame cathedral fire: Devastating and harrowing pictures show the 12- century-old landmark being razed

The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris has been engulfed in flames, with a huge plume of smoke extending for miles from the iconic landmark in the centre of the French capital.

As the flames spread along the roof of the building, the blaze toppled the spire at the top of the building while Parisians posted photos and video from around the city.

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BREAKING: Fire engulfs Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, 760-tonne spire collapses
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BREAKING: Fire engulfs Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, 760-tonne spire collapses

Paris, France – (CNA)(AIWA! NO!).- The Cathedrale Notre-Dame is on fire, according to the Paris fire department. Multiple eyewitnesses shared photos and videos of the cathedral with visible plumes of smoke and flames across the cathedral’s roof.

Officials have not yet determined what caused the fire, which is still burning.

The landmark cathedral in the French capital is one of the most recognizable churches in the world. The fire comes after several weeks of vandalism and arson attacks on church buildings across France.

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Brexit: Make no mistake, something has finally happened on Brexit
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Brexit: Make no mistake, something has finally happened on Brexit

Theresa May has said she will be seeking a further delay to Brexit, as she offered to sit down with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a bid to break the impasse.

Speaking in Downing Street following a marathon seven-hour meeting of her cabinet, the prime minister said the debate and division caused by Britain’s EU exit “cannot drag on much longer”. Continue reading Brexit: Make no mistake, something has finally happened on Brexit