Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
Several Russian nationals sanctioned over Moscow’s war in Ukraine were able to sidestep EU travel restrictions using Maltese “golden” passports purchased through the country’s controversial citizenship-by-investment program, according to an investigation by
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The US liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry has issued a strong warning to the Trump administration, saying it cannot comply with new shipping rules that threaten to disrupt America’s booming energy export
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday delivered an emotional tribute to the victims of the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack, promising that those responsible would face “the harshest punishment” and reaffirming India’s
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Tensions between India and Pakistan have surged to their highest levels in years after troops exchanged fire across the disputed Kashmir border for a third consecutive night, officials confirmed on Sunday. The
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Members of the Laotian diaspora in the United States, many of whom arrived as refugees after surviving a CIA-led “secret war,” are now facing a fresh crisis—detention and deportation with little warning,
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The new Syrian administration on Sunday firmly rejected a recent Kurdish conference’s call for a “decentralized” Syrian state, stressing that Syria’s unity remains non-negotiable. In a statement from the Syrian leader’s office,
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China has officially become the world’s largest nuclear power nation in terms of overall scale, according to the China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2025, released Sunday by the China Nuclear Energy Association
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Tom Cruise has been making films in Britain for nearly 40 years, forging such deep ties with the UK that he’s now being honoured with a Bafta Fellowship. From Kenneth Branagh to
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Over the past two decades, Qatar has quietly and steadily built an empire of British assets worth an estimated £100 billion, according to a recent investigation by The Times UK. From ports
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by Eric In contemporary society, the widespread availability and consumption of pornography, particularly through the internet, have become a significant cultural and social phenomenon. With millions of users accessing explicit material daily,
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In recent shifts to its organizational strategy, Apple Inc. has begun to disband its unified AI and machine learning division, moving parts of the team to other company sectors. As reported by
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by A Special Correspondent in Colombo The recent Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed by Sri Lanka with India and the United Arab Emirates are nothing short of a carefully camouflaged handover of
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Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man. ~ Oswald Chambers On 26 April 2025, we found ourselves gathered in solemn reflection, not simply to mourn the passing of a great
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Tensions in the South China Sea flared anew after China seized control of Sandy Cay, a small but strategic reef just a few kilometers from the Philippines’ most important military outpost in
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President Donald Trump hinted at a tougher stance on Russia following a rare and closely watched meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the funeral of Pope Francis, according to accounts from
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