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 Luxman Aravind The English on the grand welcome banners prepared for the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not merely incorrect; it was emblematic. A nation incapable of mustering
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by Durga Velautham in Chennai There comes a moment in the decline of a state when silence ceases to be neutrality and becomes acquiescence. Sri Lanka, once a proud island nation that
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Taiwan’s top national security official, Joseph Wu, has arrived in the United States for a series of secret high-level meetings with the Trump administration, as China intensifies its military activity around the
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded streets across the United States and major cities around the world on Saturday in the largest show of opposition yet to President Donald Trump’s second administration.
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Former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has launched a blistering attack on current leader Javier Milei, accusing him of naïveté in his dealings with Washington and comparing him unfavorably to Ukraine’s
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United Nations investigators have widened their inquiry into alleged misconduct by International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, adding accusations of retaliation against staff members to an already controversial case involving
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As geopolitical tensions continue to rise, major world powers are ramping up their military infrastructure with new facilities that could significantly reshape the global balance of power. From the Pacific to Africa,
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China will impose an additional 34 percent tariff on all US-origin goods, effective April 10, in retaliation to the US government’s newly announced “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese imports, the Customs Tariff Commission
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Reports circulating on social media claim that former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo. However, a spokesperson for the veteran politician has denied the
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo India, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are poised to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the Eastern Province’s Trincomalee as an
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Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, highlighted the importance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, underscoring that it would further strengthen the growing bilateral relationship between
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by a Special Political Commentator in Colombo Oh, what a time to be alive when someone so profoundly disconnected from reality decides to take up the mantle of “economic expert” and bless
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Washington has imposed a strict ban on U.S. diplomatic personnel, their family members, and contractors with security clearances, prohibiting them from engaging in any form of “romantic and sexual relations” with Chinese
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The global economy is facing a severe jolt as President Trump’s administration enacts sweeping tariff hikes, sending shockwaves through major economies including the UK, Europe, and a host of Asian countries. Economists
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has expressed deep concern over the United States’ imposition of a 44% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, warning of severe repercussions for the country’s trade and
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