Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the award of a major aviation fuel infrastructure contract to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, covering the construction of facilities to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela
Google has announced a significant global expansion of its AI-powered Google Finance experience, marking a major step in the company’s push to transform how users interact with financial information. Starting today, the
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North Korea has carried out a series of advanced weapons tests, unveiling new electromagnetic and so-called “blackout” bombs as part of efforts to strengthen its military arsenal. According to state media reports,
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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has strongly condemned Israel, calling it “evil and a curse for humanity” as violence escalates in Lebanon despite ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring peace. His
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A growing global backlash is emerging against the beauty industry as concerns mount over the rise of “cosmeticorexia”, a phenomenon in which children and teenagers develop compulsive and age-inappropriate skincare routines. According
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The Iran war has granted airports in China and India a rare chance: the opportunity to anchor global travel, as reported by the Financial Times. Before the conflict began in February, one
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Residents of Tehran emerged on Wednesday to their first day in nearly 40 without the sound of explosions, as reported by the Financial Times. But the city they encountered was deeply scarred
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Editorial The language of peace, when deployed by states long entangled in cycles of militarisation and geopolitical opportunism, often invites not admiration but scrutiny. Pakistan’s latest overtures towards peace, accompanied by the
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Standing in the dust of Çatalhöyük—a 9,000-year-old Neolithic site known to archaeology since the 1960s, yet virtually non-existent in discussions about political science and law—a question haunted me: “How come no one told
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A groundbreaking study by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that great apes can mirror each other’s facial expressions with remarkable precision, offering new insights into the evolutionary roots of human communication.
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A 12-foot Chinese underwater drone was hauled up in fishing nets near Gili Trawangan, off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia, revealing Beijing’s ongoing efforts to map underwater channels used by submarines. The
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Three Russian submarines reportedly attempted to spy on critical underwater cables and pipelines near UK waters while global attention focused on Iran, Defence Secretary John Healey disclosed on Thursday. Healey said the
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U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed with advisers the possibility of removing some American troops from Europe, frustrated by NATO allies’ perceived inaction in securing the Strait of Hormuz and the stalled
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the country’s military to suspend all operations against Ukrainian forces over the Orthodox Easter weekend, the Kremlin announced. The ceasefire is set to begin at 16:00
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has urged NATO allies to stand united in defending international law after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his controversial comments about the Arctic island. Trump criticized the
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The International Monetary Fund has granted initial approval for a new $700 million loan tranche to Sri Lanka, marking a significant step forward in the country’s ongoing recovery from a severe financial
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