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
European aerospace giant Airbus dominated the opening day of the Paris Air Show, securing nearly $10 billion in new aircraft orders, while its U.S. rival Boeing scaled back its participation following last
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A Malian court has taken the unprecedented step of appointing administrators to operate the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine, intensifying an already heated dispute between Barrick Gold and Mali’s military-led government, according to a
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On the sidelines of a critical G7 Summit in Canada, leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies issued a united statement on the escalating conflict in West Asia, affirming Israel’s right to
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe’s recent endorsement on X, has brought renewed attention to the issue following Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement of a full
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U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly departed the G7 summit in Canada Monday evening, citing a rapidly deteriorating situation in the Middle East, moments after issuing a dramatic call for the evacuation of
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A dangerous new nuclear arms race is emerging as disarmament efforts stall and nearly all nuclear-armed states expand and modernize their arsenals, according to the SIPRI Yearbook 2025, released today by the
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Editorial Note: The following column is based on a presentation delivered by Wu Ruoshan, Dean of the New Era Cultural Tourism Research Institute in Beijing, China on China-Inspired Strategies for Building World-Featured
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on the presentation by Professor Wu Bihu,a leading Chinese scholar and professor at Peking University, specializing in tourism development, planning, and management, at the China-Sri
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The Israeli military’s recent escalation of airstrikes on Iranian territory has led to the deaths of at least 45 women and children, Iranian officials reported Monday, as
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Iran is reportedly preparing for a significant retaliatory military operation against Israel, according to a senior source cited by Fars News Agency. The potential strike, described as a “very big” operation, comes
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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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