After being massively repudiated in Tuesday’s midterm election, Donald Trump has become a lame-duck president with significantly curtailed authority. What is likely to happen in the remaining two years until a new chief executive is sworn in on January 20, 2029? It should be
That was exquisite, but not surprising. The result was a manifestation of
On November 3, President Trump signed an executive order declaring a “national
India’s effort to strengthen its water security against China is generating a
President Donald Trump held an unscheduled meeting on Thursday, November5th, with Kirill
The Sri Lanka Navy has secured first place in the Public Sector Inter-Departmental Category at the National Productivity Awards 2025/26, emerging as one of four institutions to achieve the top ranking in
A dispute has emerged between Sri Lanka’s electricity regulator and the National System Operator (NSO) over a proposed tariff increase for the final quarter of 2026, with the NSO insisting that improved hydropower generation will allow the electricity sector to
Port City Colombo has attracted 68 new businesses designated as secondary Businesses of Strategic Importance (BSIs), with declared five-year investment commitments totalling approximately US$166.87
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of drawing public attention to selected provisions of the proposed Prevention of Organised
Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is a matter that demands serious public scrutiny. It is not an ordinary
The absence of a single African representative at the Berlin Conference of
US President Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller, one of the most
Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has intensified its efforts to establish contacts
Introduction In the 2012 case of Vumbaca v. Terminal One Group Association, L.P., the Christmas snowstorm at JFK Airport revealed the consequences of inadequate staffing and ground-handling resources. Labbadia v. Alitalia in 2019, involving a passenger injured on snow-covered aircraft steps at Milan Airport,
Paraguay is undergoing one of the most significant political and financial crises in its recent history. The Central Bank of Paraguay’s intervention in Ueno Bank—following the detection of serious irregularities in its operations and solvency issues—triggered a crisis that quickly expanded beyond the banking
United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance
Arab-Israeli politician Ahmad Tibi has offered the support of his United List
The absence of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mexican
Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is
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After being massively repudiated in Tuesday’s midterm election, Donald Trump has become a lame-duck president with significantly curtailed authority. What is likely to happen in the remaining two years until a new
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The Sri Lanka Navy has secured first place in the Public Sector Inter-Departmental Category at the National Productivity Awards 2025/26, emerging as one of four institutions to achieve the top ranking in
More That was exquisite, but not surprising. The result was a manifestation of frustration and anger towards Trump, and it cannot be mistaken for a deeper endorsement of the Democratic Party. An electorate
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More President Donald Trump held an unscheduled meeting on Thursday, November5th, with Kirill Dmitriev, a special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dmitriev also is the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund,
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A dispute has emerged between Sri Lanka’s electricity regulator and the National System Operator (NSO) over a proposed tariff increase for the final quarter of 2026, with the NSO insisting that improved
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Port City Colombo has attracted 68 new businesses designated as secondary Businesses of Strategic Importance (BSIs), with declared five-year investment commitments totalling approximately US$166.87 million, according to a technical analysis of the
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The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of drawing public attention to selected provisions of the proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill while leaving what it describes as
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Sri Lanka is moving to establish a National Trade Negotiation Committee to prepare the groundwork for prospective Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with preliminary activities potentially beginning in January, the Ministry of
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Paraguay is undergoing one of the most significant political and financial crises in its recent history. The Central Bank of Paraguay’s intervention in Ueno Bank—following the detection of serious irregularities in its
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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has reportedly been the target of an alleged Chinese intelligence operation involving a young woman working as a manager in the technology industry, according to reports by
More US President Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller, one of the most influential architects of his administration’s hardline policies, as his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles in a decision that
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Global stock markets suffered a sharp decline three days after the US midterm elections, with technology companies bearing the brunt of the sell-off as investors reassessed the prospects of the artificial intelligence industry. Companies listed on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite collectively lost approximately $2.5
A teenager who told ChatGPT he wanted to shoot his classmates had
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China’s technology stock rally has suffered a sharp reversal, with the mainland’s
At least 107,356 species are involved in international wildlife trade, more than twice the number previously estimated, according to a study published in Science Advances. The research, which brings together records from
A protein associated with the formation and maintenance of long-term memories has been shown to reverse age-related memory decline in fruit flies, offering a new explanation for why the brain gradually loses its ability to retain information. The findings, from
Plastic waste has reached some of the planet’s most remote environments, from the frozen waters of Antarctica to tropical coastlines and densely populated communities
The release of You Can See Everything, a film documenting the final weeks before Elizabeth Holmes went to prison in 2023, has returned the
Money, technological success and the promise of personal freedom have failed to deliver happiness to the billionaire family at the centre of Philipp Oehmke’s new novel, Papenburg. In a review published by
Pooneryn Terror Attack offers a compelling account of a pivotal battle in Sri Lanka’s civil war, exposing both the LTTE’s strategic planning and the vulnerabilities of the defending forces. Yet its commemorative
D.L. Hughley’s memoir challenges the comforting idea that success liberates us from our beginnings. Through fractured family relationships, racial disadvantage, fame, infidelity and the demands of fatherhood, he confronts the unsettling possibility
Greg Steinmetz’s The President and the Oligarch revisits the struggle between Andrew Mellon and the political forces challenging his economic vision, revealing how the language of prosperity and fiscal responsibility can conceal
