The offer was blunt: $25,000 to track and kill a person in the Lithuanian capital who, according to U.S. prosecutors, was “telling lies about Russia”. The alleged approach came last year from
Editorial In a baffling and tone-deaf move, the Sri Lanka Postal Department has chosen to waste public money by releasing two commemorative stamps featuring the faces of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and
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A Turkish Airlines pilot tragically died after collapsing mid-flight, prompting the airline to make an emergency landing in New York. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening during Flight TK204, which was en
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In a security update delivered from the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum outlined the evolving and increasingly interconnected threats facing the UK. McCallum described the
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has announced that Admiral Steve Koehler, a four-star U.S. Navy Admiral and the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, will visit Sri Lanka on October 10,
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Omar bin Laden, the eldest son of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been deported from France after being accused of glorifying terrorism in social media posts. The country’s new
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Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a key faction of the current Sri Lankan government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanyake, signed a petition opposing the recent U.S.
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CIA Director William Burns issued a stark warning on Monday regarding the escalating tensions in the Middle East, cautioning that “misjudgments” could exacerbate ongoing conflicts in the region. During a moderated session
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Sri Lanka has categorically rejected a proposed resolution at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), emphasizing its commitment to addressing human rights issues through local procedures rather
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Editorial A day like tomorrow, on October 9, 1967, Che Guevara, the iconic revolutionary, was executed in the jungles of Bolivia. More than five decades later, his legacy continues to resonate worldwide,
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by Luxman Aravind The concept of a “deep state”—a clandestine network of military and intelligence officials acting beyond the constraints of democratic oversight—has gained significant traction in political discourse globally, particularly in
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A new report from Brown University’s Costs of War project reveals that the United States has sent a record $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel over the past year, coinciding with
More The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcomes the recent report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on the “Situation of Human Rights in Sri Lanka” and the subsequent dialogue
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Editorial The election of immature leaders reveals a profound tragedy within the democratic process, which should ideally elevate wisdom and virtue. When society opts for individuals lacking the maturity, insight, and moral
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Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) and Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nilantha Jayawardena has fully settled the compensation arrears owed to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks,
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Karachi, Pakistan — The Chinese embassy in Pakistan has issued a strong condemnation of a deadly explosion that occurred near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, describing the incident as a “terrorist attack” that
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