Sri Lanka’s legislative process is facing serious shortcomings, while many parliamentarians are voting on bills without fully understanding their contents, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche has said. Addressing
NATO is considering a campaign to discredit Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in an effort to remove him from power ahead of possible elections next fall, according to claims made by Russia’s Foreign
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially closed its headquarters in Washington, D.C., with most employees locked out of the agency’s systems, according to multiple media reports. The move
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Former Sri Lankan Minister Udaya Gammanpila has accused the current government of orchestrating a “new drama” regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, claiming that the authorities are using the issue to gain
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Controversial rapper Kanye West and his wife, architect Bianca Censori, were rumored to have been removed from the 2025 Grammy Awards after crashing the event’s red carpet, The U.S. Sun reports. A
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China has announced plans to file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to the U.S. decision to impose a 10% additional tariff on goods from China. The Chinese
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The term “zunzuneo,” a seemingly innocent Cuban slang for a hummingbird’s call, evokes more than just a quaint metaphor. It encapsulates the darker, more manipulative operations of
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by Our Correspondent in Brussel The European Union is preparing to fundamentally overhaul its immigration policy, aiming to revamp the post-war 1951 Refugee Convention, which has long governed asylum procedures. The drastic
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A Denver-based company is poised to revive the era of supersonic air travel, potentially offering transatlantic flights that cost no more than current commercial flights but take only half the time. This
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The United States has demanded that Panama reduce China’s influence over the Panama Canal or face serious consequences, as tensions rise over the waterway’s neutrality. According to the Financial Times, US Secretary
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US President Donald Trump has vowed to halt all future US assistance to South Africa over its newly enacted land expropriation law, a move that has rattled markets and caused the South
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has accused the US Agency for International Development (USAID) of financing bioweapon research, including projects allegedly linked to the emergence of Covid-19. Musk branded the agency a “criminal
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Global markets tumbled as the US dollar soared, driven by the President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. The US dollar index gained 1.1% to 109.6, triggering sharp declines
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WhatsApp has revealed that spyware developed by the Israeli cybersecurity firm Paragon was used to hack nearly 100 journalists and civil society activists, marking the first time the company has been publicly
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Data centers serve as the backbone of the digital world, powering everything from cloud computing to social media platforms and e-commerce. They are responsible for the immense amount of data processing that
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As of November 2024, the landscape of U.S. trade continues to be shaped by key international partners. The Trump administration’s recent tariffs, including a 25% levy on imports from Mexico and Canada
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