An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
by Our Correspondent in Doha Reports have emerged suggesting that the skull of a deceased American crew member may have been found among the wreckage of a downed C-130 aircraft, intensifying speculation
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The Middle East crisis escalated dramatically on Sunday as US President Donald Trump issued a blunt and highly provocative ultimatum to Iran, while confusion and rumors surrounding
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The following account draws from a series of letters exchanged between Rohana Wijeweera’s mother, his younger brother Ananda Wijeweera, and the lawyer Bala Thampo during the period of intense state repression that
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Today marks 55 years since the 1971 People’s Uprising. This year’s April Heroes’ Day falls at a time when the JVP government is engaged in a strenuous effort to fulfill the lofty
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As the war in Iran entered its fifth week, an unexpected front began to take shape—not on the battlefield, but across social media platforms. Viral posts, shared widely across both Western and
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In the bustling streets of Thiruvananthapuram, still widely known as Trivandrum, red flags ripple through dense crowds as supporters chant slogans of continuity and triumph. Children in maroon berets bearing a single
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In a quiet suburb just north of Paris, a three-year-old girl’s distress has become emblematic of a national scandal shaking France’s education system. What began as reluctance to attend preschool soon escalated
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The race for time has found a new frontier in Miami, where the world’s wealthiest are turning to floating helipads to bypass some of the worst traffic congestion in the United States.
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Iran’s war effort is no longer limited to Tehran’s own forces. Across the Middle East, the country’s Axis of Resistance partners are actively joining the fight, leveraging their geographic and political advantages
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by Eric Sebastian Mallaby’s The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence is an ambitious, at times unsettling, attempt to narrate the making of a technological epoch through the
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Since the start of the military campaign against Iran on February 28, the skies above the country have been filled with fire and smoke, yet the most dangerous explosions may not be
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In India’s volatile electoral landscape, a new and troubling weapon has emerged: artificial intelligence deployed not merely for persuasion, but for polarisation. An investigation by Bellingcat has found that social media accounts
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A quiet war over information is unfolding in the United Arab Emirates, even as drones and missiles strike some of the country’s most critical infrastructure. Investigations by Bellingcat suggest that the official
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The United States has deployed nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER long-range cruise missiles to support military operations in Iran, drawing weapons from stockpiles originally reserved for other global contingencies. According
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The outbreak of war in Iran has reshaped the global aviation landscape, shuttering Middle Eastern airspaces and grounding planes, leaving carriers such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways struggling to maintain
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