Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the award of a major aviation fuel infrastructure contract to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, covering the construction of facilities to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela
Pope Francis made his first public appearance in over five weeks on Sunday, greeting well-wishers from a balcony at Rome’s Gemelli hospital before being discharged. The 88-year-old pontiff, who had been receiving
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The Trump administration is setting its sights on revitalizing American shipbuilding with an ambitious industrial strategy designed to enhance the nation’s maritime strength. The initiative, expected to be formalized through an executive
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s parliamentary opposition had initially agreed unanimously to proceed with forming a select committee to investigate USAID’s activities in the country. However, following intervention by outgoing
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has intensified its efforts to oust the Attorney-General, Gali Baharav-Miara, further escalating tensions between the government and Israel’s legal authorities. On Sunday, Netanyahu’s cabinet unanimously backed a motion of
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The war in Sudan has returned to its origins in a fierce battle for downtown Khartoum, where the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have regained control of critical government institutions. After days of
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In a move that raises significant concerns about the intersection of technology, intelligence, and global security, Google’s $32 billion bid to acquire the Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz is drawing attention for reasons
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Colombo-based think tank Verite Research has come under fire for allegedly distorting facts and engaging in politically motivated deception. The organisation is accused of falsely labelling former
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A shocking investigation by The Sunday Times in UK has unveiled a massive fraud scandal within the UK’s student loan system, where thousands of so-called students have exploited taxpayer-funded loans without any
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He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason. ~ Jules Verne The Plight of the World There is no doubt…the world is in chaos.
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Times UK reports that Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a leading opposition figure in Turkey, has called on judges and prosecutors to take a stand against what he deems the
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Times UK reports that the UK government, under Labour’s direction, is exploring the possibility of sending failed asylum seekers to “return hubs” in the western Balkans and other third-party countries. The plan
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In recent years, the dominance of the US dollar as the world’s leading currency has come under scrutiny, particularly as shifts in political leadership raise questions about the stability of the global
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by A special Correspondent in Colombo As Sri Lanka approaches the sixth anniversary of the devastating Easter Sunday bombings, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has once again brought the issue of justice to the
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Newly released records surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have uncovered hidden family secrets, revealing that some of the late president’s relatives were secretly involved in espionage as CIA assets.
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Oleg Gordievsky, the former Russian KGB double agent, passed away on Friday at the age of 86. For the last 40 years of his life, Gordievsky had lived under deep cover in
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