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,
Chinese shipments of Apple Inc.’s iPhones and other mobile devices to the United States plunged to their lowest levels since 2011 in April, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, illustrating the severe disruption caused
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Turkish aviation services company Çelebi has launched legal action against the Indian government after its security clearance was abruptly revoked, halting its operations at nine major Indian airports and throwing nearly 3,800
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Although it is not totally uncommon to other developing countries, Sri Lanka is extremely indulged in political and power struggles between political parties and political leaders. This is also not uncommon to
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Recently declassified documents from the John F. Kennedy assassination files have unveiled an extensive and long-standing collaboration between the CIA and the Mexican government, shedding new light on Cold War-era espionage in
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Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi, a Sri Lankan author, filmmaker, and political activist, is no stranger to the collision of art and politics. Her work, layered with trauma, resistance, memory, and quiet rebellion, has long
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A newly developed artificial intelligence tool could soon help hospitals identify individuals at high risk of postpartum depression, offering a potential breakthrough in early intervention for a condition that affects roughly 17%
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In a major turning point for European defense policy, EU member states have reached a political agreement to launch a €150 billion loans-for-arms initiative, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The
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Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei is set to unveil sweeping reforms aimed at drawing billions of undeclared U.S. dollars back into the formal economy, according to a recent Financial Times report. The
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North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, has made an unusual and striking display of personal loyalty by kneeling at the grave of Hyon Chol-hae, a senior military officer and long-time mentor who
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A new Taiwanese television drama imagining a full-scale Chinese military invasion of the island is sparking urgent conversations about Taiwan’s readiness to face potential conflict, as its creators warn that the population’s
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China is preparing to launch an advanced drone-carrying aircraft, the Jiu Tan (“High Sky”), capable of deploying up to 100 kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) simultaneously. The move marks a significant boost
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Tensions between the United States and China are once again intensifying, just days after a temporary truce in their ongoing trade war was announced in Geneva. Despite agreeing to pause tariffs for
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NDB Bank is honoured to extend its support towards a deeply humanitarian initiative led by the Sri Lanka Amarapura & Ramanya Samagi Union to aid victims affected by the recent devastating earthquake
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Since the end of the 30-year-long armed conflict in Sri Lanka in May 2009, whether it should be celebrated as a victory or allowed to be mourned by the war victims has
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The World Future Council (WFC) has named Sri Lankan-born international lawyer and educator Neshan Gunasekera as its new Chief Executive Officer. Gunasekera took office in May 2025, bringing with him a wealth
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