Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has accused the government and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of undermining democratic institutions, saying the country is being pushed from democracy towards dictatorship. Addressing Parliament on
In a harrowing exposé by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands accused of orchestrating mass violence against Palestinians in a ruthless bid to maintain political control. Published
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by Yi Xin In early June 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense initiated a comprehensive review of the AUKUS submarine deal. Led by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, the review questions whether
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In a characteristically unfiltered and provocative interview with El País, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek opens the floodgates on his personal misanthropy, political despair, and philosophical radicalism, delivering a stream of consciousness that
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As global plastic production continues to skyrocket, scientists and governments are warning that the planet is running out of time to curb the escalating crisis. From August 5 to 14, negotiators will
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A breakthrough in artificial taste sensing may offer a lifeline to people who have lost their sense of taste due to neurological conditions. Researchers have developed a graphene-based device that, with the
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A sweeping new genomic study published in Nature has uncovered compelling evidence that many of the most notorious infectious diseases—such as plague and leprosy—made the leap to humans only after ancient communities
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Scientists have sequenced proteins from fossils over 20 million years old, dramatically extending the molecular fossil record—and potentially opening the door to studying dinosaurs at the molecular level. As reported by Nature,
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OpenAI’s latest large language model, o3, has emerged as the top-performing AI system for answering scientific questions, according to a newly launched benchmarking platform called SciArena, as reported by Nature. Developed by
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the recent reduction in the tariff rate on Sri Lankan exports to the United States, calling it a “constructive and important first step” toward enhancing
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In a dramatic development that could reshape the future of American space exploration, at least 2,145 senior-ranking employees at NASA are preparing to exit the agency as part of a sweeping effort
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Emerging reports suggest that the United States and Israel are covertly supporting a controversial plan to divide Lebanon into three separate entities — a radical redrawing of borders that would not only
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Between 1949 and 1950, the Israeli government launched Operation Magic Carpet, also known as “On Wings of Eagles,” a dramatic airlift that brought nearly 49,000 Yemeni Jews to the newly established state
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The deep and often underexamined alliance between Israel and the United Kingdom has roots that stretch back centuries, long before the founding of the modern Israeli state. Driven by a blend of
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for children aged 6 months to 11 years who are considered at increased risk of severe
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Amazon is exploring a fresh multibillion-dollar investment in AI startup Anthropic to deepen their strategic alliance, aiming to secure a competitive edge in the global race to commercialize artificial intelligence, according to
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