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,
by Our Foreign Affairs Editor In an age where moral consistency is drowned beneath waves of political self-interest, Ursula von der Leyen emerges not as a stateswoman but as an ignoble emblem
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In a landmark moment for British intelligence, MI6 has named Blaise Metreweli as its first-ever female chief, signaling a seismic shift in a historically male-dominated institution. The announcement, reported by The Independent
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An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route to New Delhi was forced to turn back to Hong Kong on Monday after the pilot reported a mid-air technical issue, prompting an emergency
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been officially excluded from the prestigious National Order of the Legion of Honor, according to a state decree published on Sunday. The revocation follows Sarkozy’s 2022
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Blaise Metreweli has been appointed as the new Chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), marking a historic first as she becomes the first woman to lead the agency since its
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The trilateral AUKUS defense pact between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom has come under fresh scrutiny after news emerged that the Pentagon is conducting a formal review of the
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Green bond sales in the United States have declined sharply in 2025 following President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, as companies grow more cautious about publicly aligning with environmental initiatives.
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The European Commission is preparing to propose a sweeping ban on new Russian gas contracts, aiming to bypass potential vetoes from member states like Hungary and Slovakia by using trade law instead
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Australia’s corporate regulator has launched a formal inquiry into the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), citing repeated and serious operational failures that it says have eroded confidence in the country’s financial markets. The
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by Our Correspondent in Doha New reports have emerged alleging that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle ordered a covert plan to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
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A new report from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) reveals significant strides in civil registration across the region over the past decade. The number
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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting scrutiny in two high-profile investigations, agents of the Shin Bet internal security service are reportedly growing increasingly reluctant to participate—fearful of becoming targets in
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The Trump administration is weighing a significant escalation of its immigration and national security policies, with plans to potentially ban citizens from 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to
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Russia has significantly increased its export revenues despite sweeping Western sanctions, according to a new report by the German Economic Institute. The study, published Friday, found that Moscow boosted its exports to
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In a groundbreaking experiment reported by Nature, researchers have successfully grown beating heart tissue containing human cells inside pig embryos — a major milestone in the emerging field of human–animal chimaera research.
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