The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled a new international organization aimed at shaping the future of artificial intelligence, presenting it as a platform for global cooperation while highlighting the increasingly visible geopolitical
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United Nations human rights experts have called on Indian authorities to release five Indigenous human rights defenders detained in Assam, expressing concern that the arrests could undermine efforts to protect Indigenous communities
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Israel’s parliament voted during the early hours of Friday to dissolve itself, formally launching the country’s next general election campaign, with voters set to head to the polls on 27 October. The
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Japan’s parliament approved a landmark reform of the country’s Imperial House Law on Friday, preserving the long-standing system of male-only succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne while excluding Princess Aiko, the only child
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Dozens of organisations representing Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese and other diaspora communities have launched a coordinated campaign opposing China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, arguing that the legislation threatens
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Editorial There is a maxim older than the Prevention of Terrorism Act, older than Sri Lanka’s constitution, older even than the Vatican’s claim to stand as conscience-keeper of nations: he who seeks
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Canadian High Commissioner Isabelle Martin recently met former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo for an introductory meeting, during which they exchanged views on key developments and matters of mutual interest. The courtesy
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed senior security official Yevhenii Khmara as acting defence minister in an effort to contain a political crisis triggered by the dismissal of reformist defence minister Mykhailo
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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced that the military will begin annually screening service members aged 30 and older for low testosterone and offer hormone replacement therapy to those diagnosed
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India is intensifying its efforts to secure uranium and critical mineral supplies through a series of international agreements as the government seeks to strengthen energy security, expand nuclear power generation and support
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Russia has offered India a proposal to jointly produce the T-90MS main battle tank, seeking to expand long-standing defence cooperation as New Delhi moves ahead with a major programme to modernise its
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China’s population will continue to age rapidly before 2050 even if birth rates recover significantly, according to a new report that describes the country’s demographic shift as unavoidable in the coming decades
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed allegations that China interfered in American elections have opened a new point of contention in U.S.-China relations, with analysts saying the claims elevate election security into a
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Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot has launched Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight AI model that the company says is the world’s largest of its kind, intensifying competition between Chinese and U.S.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has positioned China as a leading force in shaping the future of artificial intelligence governance, using a major technology conference in Shanghai to promote open-source AI development and
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