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,
The ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran has caused the largest disruption in the global oil market in history, according to a report released Thursday by the International Energy Agency. The conflict has
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The Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran has left America’s Asian allies scrambling to cope with a looming energy crisis that threatens to destabilize several economies, according to reporting from Politico. Countries
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For decades, the term “Greater Israel” was largely treated as a fringe fantasy—a biblical myth or the speculative dream of far-right ideologues. Yet mounting evidence suggests that Israel’s territorial ambitions extend far
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A wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks has pummeled U.S. military installations across the Middle East, inflicting widespread damage to key infrastructure and critical equipment. While operational capabilities remain intact at
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For many adults, the end of the day is defined by familiar rituals: a cup of tea, a chapter of a book, or a quiet moment of reflection. For members of Generation
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China has quietly reignited its controversial campaign to transform disputed reefs in the South China Sea into militarized islands, according to new satellite images obtained by Times UK. Antelope Reef, a small
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President Trump has repeatedly warned Republican lawmakers that losing control of Congress could leave him vulnerable to impeachment, highlighting the high stakes of the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans currently hold both the
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Giorgia Meloni declared the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran “outside the perimeter of international law” and made clear that Italy would not participate. Her remarks came after initial hesitation on television, where
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Russia is reaping a major financial windfall from the recent surge in global oil prices, earning an estimated $150 million a day in additional revenue as geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East
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The Pentagon spent an unprecedented $93.4 billion on grants and contracts in the final month of the last fiscal year, according to a new report by government spending watchdog Open the Books.
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A United Nations inquiry has concluded that Russia’s forcible transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to a crime against humanity, directly implicating President Vladimir Putin in a coordinated state policy spanning several years.
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by Durga Velayudham “I do not own oil wells,” President Dissanayake proclaimed, as if repetition alone could erase the mounting chaos his government has inflicted on the nation. The words sound almost
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As Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Mahishini Colonne addressed the National Convention on Women in India at O.P. Jindal Global University on International Women’s Day with a theme that resonated far
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According to a report by Semafor, the Pentagon plans to recruit up to 30 finance professionals from leading Wall Street institutions, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, for a temporary three-year secondment program.
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A new study published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences suggests that the widespread use of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini is driving what scientists call “homogenisation” and
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