The arrangements span Africa and Latin America and have already resulted in deportations to countries with which many migrants have no previous connection. Early agreements included flights to Costa Rica carrying migrants
Microsoft has announced a major breakthrough in its 20-year pursuit of an elusive particle, claiming to have harnessed a new state of matter to create the building blocks of a practical quantum
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Google has unveiled a new artificial intelligence laboratory assistant designed to accelerate biomedical research. The AI “co-scientist” tool helps researchers identify knowledge gaps and generate scientific hypotheses, potentially speeding up the pace
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, could meet by the end of February, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced. While he expressed optimism about the timing, Peskov cautioned that
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In a blistering series of remarks, U.S. President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented attack on Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him “a modestly successful comedian” and “a dictator without elections.” Trump’s comments,
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The suspected gunman responsible for the shocking assassination of notorious drug trafficker and criminal gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, also known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa,” inside the Hulftsdorp Court Complex, has been arrested.
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Editorial Sri Lanka is on the verge of a national disaster, teetering precariously as a government—a group of political opportunists disguised as so-called experts—pulls the country into a tailspin of chaos. What
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Next week, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will hold crucial talks with US President Donald Trump regarding a controversial agreement over the Chagos Islands. The deal, which involves the UK ceding
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by Our Correspondent in Correspondent A man was shot and killed inside a courtroom at the Hulftsdorp complex in Colombo earlier today. The victim, identified as Ganemulla Sanjeewa, was a well-known drug
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President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to hold elections as part of any peace agreement with Russia, signaling a shift in the US approach to resolving the ongoing conflict. Trump’s remarks,
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In a calculated move to restore investor confidence and reassure the private sector, Chinese President Xi Jinping recently held a high-profile meeting with leading entrepreneurs. The event signaled a shift in Beijing’s
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The cosmos, once the frontier of human imagination and scientific ambition, is now an active domain of geopolitical contestation. Space-enabled services are woven into the fabric of civilian and military life, dictating
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomes bold proposals in the budget that align with its recommendations, Sri Lanka Economic Summit discussions, and Vision 2030 goals. The 2025 Budget focuses on stability, governance,
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This essay is based on a documentary by the Academy of Ideas participants; you can watch the full documentary on YouTube. Transhumanism, once confined to the fringes of philosophy and science fiction,
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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has regained its position as a Wall Street favorite, fueled by growing optimism about its AI investments. According to The Times UK, Meta’s
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As European leaders gathered in Paris for a “mini-summit” aimed at addressing the future of Ukraine’s defense, the question of deploying ground troops to the war-torn country emerged as a key point
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