An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
The $33 billion take-private transaction involving Toyota Industries, a key supplier to Toyota Motor, has come under sharp criticism from a leading corporate governance group, raising fresh concerns over Japan’s efforts to
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Meta has come under fire from scientists accusing the tech giant of using flawed data to train an artificial intelligence tool aimed at identifying materials for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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China has sharply criticized the recent US-Vietnam trade agreement, expressing fears that President Donald Trump is using his so-called “liberation day” tariff negotiations with third countries to restrain China’s export-driven economy. The
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The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) has called on the public, trade unions, and civil society organizations to unite in opposing the reported acquisition of a 51% controlling stake in Colombo
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The Colombian navy announced on Wednesday the interception of its first unmanned narco-submarine, outfitted with a Starlink satellite antenna, off the country’s Caribbean coast. Authorities believe the vessel was a trial run
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Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has been named the Best Workplace in Sri Lanka™ 2025 by Great Place to Work®, marking the first time the company has secured the top position in the large-sized
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Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes reduced the renowned Israeli military-affiliated Weizmann Institute of Science, located in the city of Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, to smoldering ruins. Once a cornerstone of the Israeli regime’s
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Editor’s Note: Dr Shashi Jayakumar has dedicated his career to international security. He is the founder and executive director of SJK Geostrategic Advisory, a security and political risk consultancy. Prior to this,
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has officially announced the suspension of Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), escalating already heightened tensions between Iran and Western
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Denmark has officially become the latest NATO member to enact gender-neutral military conscription, with a new law mandating that 18-year-old women be eligible for the draft starting July 1, 2025. The legislation,
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), a bold new division tasked with developing artificial intelligence systems that exceed human-level performance — marking the company’s most ambitious move yet
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor In 2020, Pakistan’s Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, suggested that Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the Israel–UAE deal. At the
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo India has reportedly begun discreetly stockpiling large quantities of fuel—both oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG)—in the decades-old Trincomalee oil tank farm in eastern Sri Lanka. Reliable
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In a landmark step towards enhancing maritime security and regional cooperation, the coast guards of India, Japan, the United States, and Australia have officially launched the inaugural “Quad-at-Sea” mission in the Indo-Pacific.
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Qantas Airways is investigating a major cyberattack that may be linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group, the same criminal network that previously targeted UK retailer Marks and Spencer, according to a
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