Donald Trump has signed a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that significantly expands the United States’ military role on the strategically important Arctic island, while stopping short of his earlier calls
Sri Lanka has begun the admission of schoolchildren to Grade One for the 2026 academic year, with the process officially getting underway on January 29. The milestone marks the beginning of formal
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King Charles has spoken candidly about his lifelong mission to protect the environment, declaring that he aims to improve the state of the planet “before I shuffle off this mortal coil,” Times
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The European Union, long seen as a global advocate for human rights, is under scrutiny for failing to protect minority communities within its own borders, a United Nations expert warned today. Nicolas
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Oxfam’s board of trustees has come under intense scrutiny, with a former trustee demanding their immediate resignation over failures in staff vetting processes that have reignited concerns about governance at the aid
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Britain is set to share intelligence with China for the first time in an effort to prevent Chinese engines and small boats from being used to smuggle migrants across the English Channel,
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China has issued a sharp rebuke to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following her recent remarks suggesting that Japan could act jointly with the United States to protect nationals in Taiwan, Global
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KPMG partners have surged past their counterparts at PwC to become the second-highest paid among the Big Four accountancy firms, according to the latest financial results. Distributable profits per partner in the
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Microsoft narrowly exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for quarterly revenue as strong demand for its Azure cloud services, particularly from companies developing and deploying artificial intelligence solutions, boosted results. The technology giant reported
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The United States has returned a seized oil tanker to Venezuelan authorities, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, marking the first known instance in which the Trump administration has returned such
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The Trump administration is stepping back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for U.S. critical minerals projects, multiple sources told Reuters, in a move that reflects both congressional funding constraints and
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U.S. chipmaker Nvidia provided technical assistance to China’s DeepSeek that helped the company develop artificial intelligence models later used by the Chinese military, according to a letter from the chairman of a
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Samsung Electronics reported that its operating profit more than tripled in the fourth quarter of 2025, reaching a record high, as demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence applications surged. The
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Tesla announced on Wednesday that it will invest $2 billion in CEO Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, while confirming that production plans for its Cybercab robotaxi remain on track for 2026.
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Sri Lanka’s government is considering restricting access to social media for children under the age of 12, as concerns grow over the impact of digital exposure on child safety and well-being. Minister
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The General Manager of the Lanka Coal Company, Namal Hewage, announced that a fine of approximately 2.1 million US dollars will be imposed on a coal supplier for delivering consignments that failed
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