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
A federal judge has ordered U.S. President Donald Trump to pay $5.8 million in compensation to writer E. Jean Carroll after the Supreme Court rejected his request to overturn a jury award
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The United States has launched a new wave of attacks against Iran after President Donald Trump declared an interim peace agreement with Tehran effectively over, escalating the most serious confrontation between the
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U.S. President Donald Trump brought renewed tensions to a NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, publicly criticizing European allies, questioning their support for his campaign against Iran and repeating his demand for
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Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, announced on Thursday that it will invest an additional A$500 million (US$346 million) in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), expanding its long-term commitment to the
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Global nuclear power capacity is expected to expand sharply over the next decade, led by rapid reactor construction in China and India, according to a report released on Wednesday by research provider
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South Korea’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Singapore-based container manufacturer Singamas Container and three Chinese container makers over allegations of price-fixing, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily
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Australia’s corporate regulator has launched a review of audit conduct complaints involving the country’s Big Four accounting firms as it continues an ongoing investigation into allegations of auditor misconduct at KPMG. The
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France’s National Assembly has approved a contentious bill that would establish a legal presumption of self-defence for police officers and gendarmes who use their service weapons, advancing legislation that has ignited fierce
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The number of migrants who have died or gone missing while attempting to reach Europe has risen significantly in 2026, according to new figures from the United Nations. At least 2,676 people
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Japan has successfully completed a major test of technology that could one day help protect Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids, marking another significant step in the growing international effort to develop planetary
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Independence Day address has emerged as a focal point in the United States’ increasingly polarized political landscape, drawing sharp reactions from across the ideological spectrum and prompting
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Editorial Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has publicly accepted responsibility for the Negombo Prison tragedy. That statement cannot be treated as a symbolic gesture made during a moment of grief. In a country
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Six years after Israel criminalized the purchase of prostitution services, a State Comptroller report has found that enforcement remains limited, with police action concentrated in a small number of districts and government
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The gunshots and screams that echoed from Negombo prison in July 2026 marked a moment of profound alarm for the country’s correctional system. What unfolded inside the
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Anthropic has announced that its latest artificial intelligence model, Claude, has developed an internal conceptual workspace that researchers say resembles aspects of human thought, describing the feature as an emergent capability that
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