Fifteen of the 24 defendants tried over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings were found guilty on Tuesday, while the remaining nine were acquitted and ordered to be released, according to a
by A Special Political Commentator in Colombo Ah, the age-old spectacle returns—nay, gallops—onto the national stage with all the subtlety of an elephant in ballet slippers. Behold! The clowns have seized the
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New documents reviewed exclusively by Declassified and The Ditch have revealed that Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, is continuing to transport military cargo to Israel, including critical components for the F-35
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Britain suspected Israel of bugging its embassy in Tel Aviv and launched a covert propaganda campaign against the Israeli government after discovering it had secretly supplied weapons to Argentina during the 1982
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More than 100 suspected chemical weapons sites remain scattered across Syria following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to an explosive report by The New York Times. The estimate—provided by
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In a twist laden with irony, U.S. President Donald Trump recently touted a drop in egg prices just as he unveiled a new round of protectionist tariffs—moves designed to curb America’s trade
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Venezuela’s government has intensified efforts to suppress black market dollar transactions, enforcing strict penalties on businesses using unofficial exchange rates in a bid to defend the weakening bolívar amid escalating U.S. sanctions.
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The United States is closing in on a strategic agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) that could reshape the global critical minerals landscape and bolster American influence in central
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The Algerian-Global NGO Coalition has strongly condemned all forms of threats and pressures against non-governmental organizations (NGOs) advocating for the Palestinian cause, emphasizing that such actions violate international human rights laws. The
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In a scandal that has cast fresh scrutiny on the inner circle of the Duke of York, a former military officer turned royal adviser continued financial dealings with an alleged Chinese spy
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Two scandals on opposite sides of the globe are shaking public trust in national leadership—from royal advisers allegedly brushing off MI5 warnings in the UK, to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s inner
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by a Special Political Commentator in Colombo Ah, if George Orwell were to rise from the dead and see what’s happening in Sri Lanka today, he’d surely scratch his head in disbelief.
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As China’s electric vehicle (EV) market continues to surge, the nation’s carmakers are engaged in a high-stakes battle for dominance, driven by rapid technological advancements and a fierce price war. According to
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has temporarily halted all car shipments to the United States for the month of April, signaling the deepening impact of US President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on vehicle
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Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has sharply criticized foreign companies for undervaluing Africa’s natural capital, particularly when it comes to the pricing of carbon credits, which he
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Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into Liu Tianran, the son of Liu He, the former vice-premier and economic advisor to President Xi Jinping, according to sources familiar with the probe. Liu
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