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
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party will convene under strict security on Monday for a congress that could reinforce the authority of General Secretary To Lam and shape the country’s economic and security priorities
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China has broadcast footage of a military drill that appears to simulate the removal of Taiwan’s political leadership, a move widely interpreted as a pointed signal to Taipei and Washington as regional
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Footage documenting a test of Israel’s Arrow 4 missile interceptor has surfaced online, drawing attention to the latest phase of development in the country’s long-range air defense capabilities. The video appeared publicly
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Sri Lanka’s recent landslide tragedy, described by officials as a “model disaster,” has once again exposed a stark truth: the country’s development has advanced without the guidance of its own long-established planning
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China dramatically expanded spending under its Belt and Road Initiative in 2025, committing a record $213.5 billion to overseas infrastructure, energy and resource projects as it moved to strengthen its global economic
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Libyan security authorities have freed more than 200 migrants from what they described as a secret underground prison in the southeastern town of Kufra, uncovering what officials say were inhuman detention conditions
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Iranian authorities have verified that at least 5,000 people were killed during recent protests across the country, including around 500 members of the security forces, according to an Iranian official familiar with
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Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term, the United States president has already upended global diplomacy, strained domestic institutions and unsettled allies in ways few expected even after his turbulent first presidency.
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More than five years after convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell, his younger brother Mark has emerged as one of the most vocal figures rejecting
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Sri Lanka’s long-promised education reforms have stalled amid repeated delays, controversial procurement decisions, and a striking mismatch between massive spending and real-world progress. An audit report has exposed how more than five
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Sri Lanka has been thrown into a heated political and religious debate after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake claimed that visits to Buddhist religious shrines beyond the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi were
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A search operation carried out by the Prison Intelligence Unit at Sri Lanka’s notorious Welikada Prison has revealed a major security breach, uncovering 16 mobile phones inside the ward where two high-profile
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is escalating his long-running anti-corruption campaign, pressing the Communist Party’s discipline apparatus to act with greater intensity as Beijing prepares to roll out its next five-year economic plan.
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Mohsen Sazegara misses the scent of jasmine, the mountains and valleys of his homeland. He fled Iran for the United States two decades ago and has never stopped longing to return. But
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Silicon Valley has always excelled at selling a future that feels just around the corner, but the current AI boom has intensified that talent into a near-religious belief in a coming “digital
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