August Hanning, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected treasonous espionage, the disclosure of state secrets and attempted treason, placing
A remarkable archaeological discovery in Austria is forcing a reassessment of the scale of Iron Age iron production and trade in Central Europe. The findings, reported in Antiquity, the international, peer-reviewed journal
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Sri Lanka’s legislative process is facing serious shortcomings, while many parliamentarians are voting on bills without fully understanding their contents, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche has said. Addressing
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Photographs and claims circulating on social media have drawn attention to Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s current visit to Italy and its alleged connection with his future as Archbishop of Colombo. The reports claim
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Delcy Rodríguez will travel to New York next week to participate in the United Nations General Assembly, in what will be the first visit by a Venezuelan head of state to the
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When Jordan Seow joined OpenAI in June 2025, he became the company’s first locally hired forward-deployed engineer in Asia-Pacific. At the time, the company’s Singapore office had fewer than 20 employees. The
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At 27, Verena Bahlsen entered the leadership of the family company that had produced biscuits for generations. Two years later, she was gone. The departure marked the end of an unusually public
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Sri Lanka has never had a constitution genuinely drafted by its people, according to constitutional scholar Professor Rohan Edrisinha, who has argued that the country’s constitutional history reflects a deeper contradiction: institutions
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Sri Lanka’s debt is considered sustainable, but risks surrounding the country’s ability to maintain that position remain at a high level, according to an assessment attributed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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France’s government debt is set to reach its highest level in almost 50 years, according to figures released by the French Finance Ministry, with the debt-to-GDP ratio expected to rise to 119.3
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A far-right demonstration in the Netherlands escalated into violence on Saturday as protesters clashed with police in the centre of The Hague, throwing fireworks and other projectiles at officers. Police said around
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North Korean hacker group known as WaterPlum was behind a cyberattack spanning more than 100 countries, including Japan, that resulted in the theft of cryptocurrency worth approximately US$10.71 million, according to Japan’s
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Danish commentators on Saturday described a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland’s security as a diplomatic win for Copenhagen, despite Trump presenting the agreement as a major triumph for
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Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, has emerged from the post-pandemic period with a stronger strategic position than in previous years. His country is now a de facto nuclear power, its economy
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A former Australian defence official’s decision to invoke an “aggressive Indonesia” while arguing for the strategic value of Aukus submarines has created an awkward moment for relations between Canberra and Jakarta. Michael
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Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh with missiles and drones on Saturday, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen near the city’s
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