Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado made three attempts to return to Venezuela within 24 hours but was unable to complete the journey, as acting President Delcy Rodríguez held a high-profile meeting
Editorial Today in Sri Lanka, and many other countries across Asia, April is not simply being celebrated—it is being performed, consumed, and, in some cases, quietly misunderstood. The Sinhala and Tamil New
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by Eric There are moments in the life of an institution when an appointment is not simply recorded, but quietly alters the grammar of how authority is imagined within it. The elevation
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The unprecedented exchange began after Donald Trump launched a personal attack on Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff in history, accusing him publicly of political bias and weakness. According to reporting
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A feature reported by The New York Times has cast renewed attention on the unusually visible private life of Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos, framing their relationship not just as a
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As the United States farcically walks away from the negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, it was always a matter of concern whether Israel would abide by any such agreement. This was particularly
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Iranian authorities carried out at least 1,639 executions in 2025, marking the highest annual figure recorded since 1989, according to a joint report by Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against
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Four days after Israel launched an intense aerial assault on Lebanon, Beirut remains a city defined by rubble, grief, and unanswered questions. In a matter of minutes on Wednesday, more than 160
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In the ruined silence of Al-Fashir, a city in western Sudan that once housed more than a million people, a fragile paper map becomes the only remaining guide to a place that
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A new claim from the US AI company Anthropic has triggered alarm, skepticism, and fascination across the technology world. The firm says its latest artificial intelligence model, “Claude Mythos Preview,” is so
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A growing body of neuroscience is transforming how pregnancy is understood, suggesting that motherhood is not only a biological and hormonal transition but also a profound process of brain reorganization. A decade
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of striking a ₹1,000-crore deal to unseat her government, triggering a major political confrontation ahead of the state elections. Her
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A Nigerian Air Force strike intended to hit suspected jihadist fighters has killed more than 100 civilians after striking a crowded market in northeastern Nigeria, according to reports from Amnesty International and
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The United States and Australia have announced plans to provide up to $600 million in financial backing for a major rare earths refinery project, marking one of the most concrete steps yet
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China has intensified its anti-corruption campaign by formally targeting intermediaries who facilitate bribery, as part of a broader effort to combat increasingly sophisticated and concealed forms of graft. In new judicial guidance
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Chinese scientists have announced a major advance in semiconductor technology, unveiling a wafer-scale growth method for two-dimensional materials that is reportedly 1,000 times faster than existing techniques. The breakthrough comes as global
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