Sri Lankan social activist Arun Siddharth has criticised Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan over her public expression of pride in being a “Tamil Eelam woman”, arguing that celebrating the idea of Tamil Eelam
India is cautiously weighing the revival of its long-dormant trilateral dialogue with Russia and China, a move seen by analysts as part of New Delhi’s broader strategy to hedge against growing geopolitical
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Shi Yongxin, the controversial abbot of China’s world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is under criminal investigation over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of temple assets, and serious violations of Buddhist precepts, the temple confirmed in
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China and the United States are expected to extend their tariff suspension for another 90 days as trade negotiators from both sides meet in Stockholm this week, according to multiple sources familiar
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A high-level delegation of American business leaders is visiting China this week, coinciding with the latest round of US-China trade negotiations, according to sources familiar with the matter. The visit, seen as
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French defence contractor Naval Group has confirmed it was targeted by a cyberattack after hackers claimed to have accessed and published sensitive information related to its submarines and frigates. The incident, described
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A new wave of high-risk crypto lending ventures is surging back into the spotlight, just three years after the 2022 digital asset crash triggered a cascade of defaults and bankruptcies across the
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Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, has reaffirmed his strong opposition to same-sex marriage while urging Sri Lankans to uphold and protect the traditional family structure based on the union between a
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US-German software firm Auterion is set to deliver tens of thousands of its artificial intelligence-powered drone “strike kits” to Ukraine as part of an effort to bolster Kyiv’s defenses against intensified Russian
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One of India’s most influential regional leaders, N Chandrababu Naidu, is leveraging his strengthened political position as a key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch an ambitious quantum computing hub
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South Korea’s central bank is at odds with lawmakers over how to regulate one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency markets, amid growing concerns that surging demand for stablecoins is driving capital outflows.
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EU and US trade negotiators have been engaged in intense discussions ahead of a critical meeting between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland on
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A new generation of crypto lenders is pushing the boundaries of risk with innovative digital asset loans, three years after a devastating market crash led to widespread insolvencies in the sector. San
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In an unusual appeal, the U.S. Treasury is once again encouraging Americans to make voluntary donations to help reduce the nation’s staggering public debt. The program, which has quietly existed for decades,
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Donald Trump’s allies are promising to finally pull back the curtain on Russiagate, a narrative they claim was engineered by Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and their intelligence allies. Former Congresswoman and now
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Qatar, one of Europe’s largest suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has warned it may suspend all gas exports to the continent unless the European Union relaxes key climate regulations under its
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