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,
As of 2026, the world population has reached 8.3 billion, four times larger than it was a century ago. This rapid growth, unprecedented in human history, is reshaping the planet’s social, economic,
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The United Nations World Water Development Report 2026 paints a stark picture of the world’s ongoing struggle to provide safe, accessible, and equitable water for all. Titled Water for All People: Equal
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Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, delivered a landmark policy address to the First
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The United States intelligence community is urging caution over alarms about a potential Chinese strike on Taiwan, emphasizing there is no “fixed timeline” for action, according to reporting by the Wall Street
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JPMorgan Chase is intensifying its scrutiny of private credit as turbulence in the software sector rattles investors and fund managers, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon,
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Behind President Trump’s abrupt reversal on threatened strikes against Iran lies a complex web of back-channel diplomacy, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. Foreign ministers from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia,
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Japan is set to revise its description of relations with China in its 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, reflecting a notable deterioration in bilateral ties, according to a draft reviewed by reporters. The annual
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NASA has announced an ambitious $20 billion plan to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, marking a historic step in space exploration. During a briefing on Tuesday, NASA Administrator Jared
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Business activity around the world has taken a hit as the ongoing Iran war and soaring energy costs weigh heavily on corporate confidence, early survey data revealed on Tuesday. The first purchasing
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China is conducting one of the most extensive ocean-mapping campaigns in modern history, deploying dozens of research vessels to chart the sea floor and monitor underwater conditions in strategically critical regions. While
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Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran commenced, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached out to President Donald Trump in a high-stakes phone call, advocating for a strike on Iranian
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In a region defined by enduring conflict and rigid identities, few realize that Shi’ite Islam and Orthodox Judaism share striking ideological parallels. According to reporting by Haaretz, these parallels are not coincidental
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The past 11 years have marked an unprecedented streak of extreme global temperatures, with 2025 ranking as the second or third hottest year since modern observations began, according to the World Meteorological
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Humans have long considered themselves separate from the rest of the natural world, a view embedded in philosophy, religion, and modern science. Yet emerging research is challenging this assumption, revealing that the
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Editorial What we are witnessing in the country is not a modernisation of politics. It is the cheapening of it. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, faced with a deepening national crisis, has chosen
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