Germany’s response to the July 2026 attack in Berlin illustrates a gap between identifying a terrorism threat and taking effective preventive action, according to an analysis published in the latest issue of
UBS has won a significant boost in its battle with the Swiss government after influential lawmakers backed a proposal to substantially reduce the bank’s proposed new capital requirements. Under the compromise plan,
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An unprecedented agreement giving the United States access to a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves, and the central role assigned to Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, are prompting questions and hesitation among some
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For Nilmini and her neighbours in Kolakanawadi village in Welikanda, a drink of water has become something that must be obtained through a daily struggle. What for many people remains an ordinary
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Sri Lankan security authorities have seized 463 kilograms of ‘Ice’ methamphetamine, with an estimated value of more than Rs 800 crore, from a container carrying a consignment of towels that had been
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Sri Lanka and India have further strengthened their longstanding maritime and defence partnership following the first overseas visit of Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando since assuming command of the
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The U.S.-Iran war has reached its six-month mark without a settlement, despite intensified mediation by Pakistan, Qatar and Oman and continuing efforts to revive the collapsed but still viable June peace outline,
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Editorial There are political jokes that need no comedian. Sri Lanka has just produced one with a red carpet, distinguished guests and a ceremonial title: “President of the Happiest Era”. Former President
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The United States and Sri Lanka have begun Atlas Angel II, a five-day exercise designed to strengthen their ability to respond jointly to disasters and humanitarian emergencies. Running from August 31 to
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India has moved a step closer to introducing low-denomination polymer banknotes after Indian and foreign companies submitted bids to supply polymer substrate sheets containing built-in security features. The bids were submitted in
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Representatives from eastern and western Libya have signed a UN-sponsored agreement committing the country’s rival sides to holding presidential and legislative elections within a maximum of two years, in a new attempt
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China has completed a high-resolution mapping of the seabed in its claimed waters, including the South China Sea, after more than two decades of work, according to scientists involved in the project.
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As relations between US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have become increasingly strained, America’s ambassador to Italy has embarked on a very different form of diplomacy: a 383-foot
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Meta has finally fallen over the legal precipice towards which it had been edging for years. This week’s agreement with 52 US attorneys general, under which they will withdraw their lawsuit accusing
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More than 3.6 million people pass through room number 12 of Madrid’s Prado Museum each year to admire Diego Velázquez’s La familia de Felipe IV, better known since the 19th century as
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The Pentagon is facing a striking dual pressure: an increasingly political battle over who speaks for the US military, and growing concern among senior commanders about the resources being consumed by the
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