Authorities in Sri Lanka’s Mannar District are preparing to launch a boat service allowing visitors to view all eight sandbanks associated with Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ramar Palam, as part of
When Delhi-based author Ruchi Kokcha posted her first selfie of 2026 on Elon Musk’s X, she intended it as a positive, confidence-boosting start to the new year. Instead, the post became the
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The British government is moving to hold its ground after President Donald Trump voiced renewed opposition to the UK’s plan to transfer control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, reopening a long-running
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China has laid out sweeping technological ambitions under its new five-year plan, pledging to achieve major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence chips, accelerate the development of 6G communications, and establish global benchmarks for
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Canada’s military has quietly drafted a conceptual response to a hypothetical invasion by the United States, envisioning unconventional, insurgency-style warfare in the event of a rapid and overwhelming attack, according to media
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by Durga In Davos, on January 21, President Donald Trump delivered a keynote address at the annual World Economic Forum. He framed the speech as both a celebration of America’s resurgence and
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by Durga Jamie Dimon’s conversation with The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes at the World Economic Forum in Davos was, in many ways, a warning shot fired across the bow of global
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The State of Qatar and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) confirmed on Tuesday that Doha will host the 9th World Investment Forum (WIF) from October 25 to 27,
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In a forceful and candid speech delivered at a public function, Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister K.D. Lalkantha challenged the widely held belief that governing is harder than being in opposition, declaring instead
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A Japanese district court on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison, bringing to a close one of the most closely watched criminal
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President Donald Trump’s plane was forced to abort its flight to Switzerland on Tuesday night and return to the Washington area after crew members detected what the White House described as a
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The idea of an artificial intelligence that can independently design, run, and analyze scientific experiments has long hovered at the edge of speculation. Now it is moving decisively into reality. A group
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The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that the ongoing standoff with Iran over its nuclear program cannot continue indefinitely, as questions remain unanswered about the fate of highly
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The United States is planning to reduce the number of personnel it stations at several key NATO command centers, a move that is likely to heighten European concerns about Washington’s long-term commitment
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Prime Infrastructure Capital, one of the Philippines’ most active energy investors, plans to invest close to $9 billion over the next five years in hydropower and natural gas projects, signaling a major
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Britain’s intelligence chiefs have cautioned ministers that it is unrealistic to expect all security risks to be eliminated from China’s planned mega-embassy in central London, even as the government approved the controversial
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