Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
Editorial Over the past decade and more, attacks on churches and tourist sites have become a grim and repeated feature in several parts of the world. From the coordinated bombings in Colombo,
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President Donald Trump once again pushed his case for a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, hosting a truce ceremony between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at the White House. The
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In a landmark move to promote legal identity, protect human rights, and strengthen governance across the region, governments from Asia and the Pacific have renewed their collective commitment to ensuring that every
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A storm of controversy has erupted in Sri Lanka’s insurance and governance sectors following revelations that an unlicensed foreign insurance broker with a history of high-profile bribery
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Jamaica has escalated its longstanding campaign for slavery reparations by formally petitioning King Charles III to refer key legal questions about Britain’s historical responsibilities to the Privy Council. The move marks “another
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Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus have raised strong objections to the proposed UK-France agreement aimed at tackling the surge of small boats crossing the English Channel. The so-called “one-in, one-out” migrant
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President Donald Trump has abruptly terminated all trade negotiations with Canada, citing the country’s imposition of a digital services tax on American technology companies as the primary reason. Trump described the tax
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The German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz is exploring legal avenues to prevent the reactivation of the Nord Stream gas pipelines that once channeled Russian natural gas directly into Germany. The move,
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James Ryan, president of the University of Virginia, resigned on Friday following mounting pressure from the Trump administration, marking a significant escalation in the federal government’s crackdown on public universities over diversity,
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Heathrow Airport has warned of a “more challenging” environment for transatlantic air travel, citing early signs of weakening demand on business routes driven by economic uncertainty in the United States. The cautionary
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Meta is in advanced talks with leading private investment firms to raise a staggering $29 billion to fund its aggressive push into artificial intelligence, signaling the tech giant’s largest off-balance-sheet financing effort
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Global public debt soared to an all-time high of $102 trillion in 2024, with developing countries shouldering nearly a third of that burden, according to a new report by the United Nations
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Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has kicked off his three-day wedding celebration with fiancée Lauren Sánchez in a dazzling and controversial affair that has drawn both A-list celebrities and protests from locals
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In a landmark 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major legal victory to President Donald Trump, ruling that lower federal courts lack the authority to impose nationwide injunctions on presidential
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Recent developments have drawn attention to Iran’s decision to specifically target the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a move that carries historical and geopolitical weight. The base, among the largest US
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