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,
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Doha for a two-day diplomatic mission aimed at reinforcing Italy’s relationship with Gulf nations and securing critical energy resources disrupted by the war in Iran.
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Russia’s efforts to restrict virtual private networks amid a clampdown on the Telegram messaging platform triggered a massive banking outage across the country this week, according to Telegram founder Pavel Durov. In
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a stark warning that repeated attacks on the country’s only nuclear power plant could spark a massive radiological catastrophe across the region. In a Saturday
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Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is facing a significant downturn as escalating military tensions disrupt travel and deter international visitors, officials have confirmed. Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe stated that foreign tourist arrivals
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Farmers across Sri Lanka are raising serious concerns over a shortage of urea fertilizer, warning that the situation is already disrupting cultivation activities in several agricultural regions. Farmer organizations report that the
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The global stock market is being rattled by a growing wave of anxiety over artificial intelligence, as investors struggle to assess how deeply the technology could disrupt industries and reshape economic power.
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Russia and Cuba have announced a major expansion of their scientific partnership with a new agreement to jointly develop cancer vaccines, marking a significant milestone in international cooperation in advanced medical research.
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Ecuador has entered a heightened state of alert following President Daniel Noboa’s declaration of a 60-day state of emergency affecting nine provinces and four cantons, including the country’s largest cities, Quito and
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Sri Lankan authorities have launched a major crackdown on foreign nationals, primarily Chinese, engaged in large-scale internet-based financial fraud, with arrests now reaching into the hundreds as the cybercrime wave spreads across
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The global economy is facing one of its most severe energy shocks in modern history as the ongoing war between the United States, Israel, and Iran disrupts oil flows at a scale
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OpenAI is undergoing a significant leadership reshuffle at a pivotal moment in its growth, as top executives transition roles and others step back due to health concerns. According to reporting from Business
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Meta is quietly accelerating its ambitions in artificial intelligence hardware, assembling a dedicated team under its Superintelligence Labs division as it looks beyond smartphones toward a new class of AI-native devices. According
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by Nil Krzysztof Drozdowski’s The Murder of Heinrich Himmler: How New Evidence Suggests Foul Play positions itself as both an intervention in one of the Second World War’s lingering enigmas and a
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by Durga Caroline Wong’s The AI Cybersecurity Handbook offers a comprehensive, forward-looking exploration of how artificial intelligence is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape. Framed as both a diagnostic survey and a practical guide,
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President Donald Trump is preparing to send shockwaves through Washington and beyond with a budget proposal that dramatically reshapes the United States’ spending priorities, calling for an unprecedented surge in defense funding
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