Thousands of supporters of Sri Lanka’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) gathered at Polduwa Junction in Battaramulla on Thursday to protest against the government’s proposed 22nd constitutional amendment, with opposition leader Sajith Premadasa
OpenAI is reportedly in early discussions about a potential secondary stock sale that could value the artificial intelligence pioneer at around US$500 billion, according to individuals briefed on the matter. The transaction,
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China’s ambitious race to rival SpaceX’s Starlink with its own constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites is running into a critical hurdle: a shortage of rocket launch capacity. As a result, the
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Ayano Hirashima was just eight years old when she became a living witness to one of the darkest turning points in human history—not once, but twice. On the morning of August 6,
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finds himself at the centre of a deepening geopolitical confrontation as former US President Donald Trump threatens to escalate tariffs on Indian imports, in retaliation for New
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Argentinian President Javier Milei is facing serious allegations of unlawful surveillance after a leaked intelligence document revealed that his administration may have authorised espionage operations against political opponents, trade unions, pensioner groups
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Former President Donald Trump has publicly accused two of the United States’ largest banks—JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America—of “debanking” him for political reasons, claiming they refused to do business with him
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Last Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping extended a congratulatory message to the participants of the World Youth Conference for Peace, held in Beijing under the theme “Together for Peace”. The event, co-hosted
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Dame Stella Rimington, the first female Director-General of MI5 and a transformative figure in British intelligence, has died aged 90. Known for her spiky hair, piercing gaze and unflinching determination, she carved
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament has voted to remove Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon from office — the first time in the country’s history that a sitting police chief has been ousted through
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Saudi Arabia has executed 17 individuals over a span of just three days, marking the fastest rate of capital punishment in the kingdom since 2022 and intensifying scrutiny of its human rights
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is undergoing a significant evolution, as developers increasingly focus on building agents — autonomous systems capable of perceiving their environment and acting independently to achieve goals. According to a
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As heatwaves become more frequent and intense due to climate change, researchers are urging a fundamental shift in how societies prepare for extreme heat. A new analysis published in Nature argues that
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Texas-based biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has announced the creation of three gene-edited animals that it claims are the world’s first “de-extinct” creatures. The announcement, made in April and reported by Nature, has
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A recent investigation into the real-world charging performance of the UK’s ten bestselling electric vehicles has revealed that most fall well short of their advertised maximum charging speeds — a finding that
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Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime minister and one of the most recognisable figures of the 2004 Orange Revolution, has delivered a stinging rebuke to Kyiv’s Western allies, accusing them of betraying her
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