Sri Lanka has every right to speak forcefully on Palestine and international justice. But moral authority abroad cannot substitute for diplomatic precision at home. With the current account weakening, thousands of workers
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas’ response to a U.S.-backed ceasefire-for-hostages proposal included “numerous changes” to what was originally presented, some of which were unacceptable. Blinken told
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A detachment of Russian warships will arrive in Cuba on Wednesday for tasks within the framework of cooperation between the two countries, said the Russian navy Tuesday. The group of Russian warships
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Police arrested about 25 protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in the U.S. state of California Monday night after they set up a new campus encampment in support of
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More than 80 percent of the Japanese feel a sense of crisis about the impact that the country’s falling birthrate could have on society, an opinion poll by public broadcaster NHK has
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Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to hit the South Asian country’s northwest and east in the next five days. Heat wave
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party has strengthened its hand with a strong showing in the European Parliament elections ending Sunday night. However, Italy’s main opposition party also gained ground. Meloni’s
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Political pressure on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is growing after the three parties of the current coalition government suffered heavy losses in the European Union (EU) elections on Sunday. As in other
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According to a China-proposed resolution unanimously adopted by the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday, June 10 was designated as the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations. The aim
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Right-wing groups are projected to secure substantial gains in the 2024 European Parliament (EP) election, diminishing the influence of centrist parties, according to preliminary estimate results released by the EP early Monday.
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for diplomatic engagement to resolve the South China Sea disputes, stressing that interference from external parties will only make things worse. Anwar’s statement represents the
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At least 210 Palestinians were killed and more than 400 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Saturday in the central Gaza Strip, while the Israeli forces rescued four hostages in the same
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The United Nations on Friday celebrated World Oceans Day, observed annually on June 8, at its headquarters in New York, focusing on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities” for global marine
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Friday. Pointing out that China and Pakistan are good neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, good friends who
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he unemployment rate in the Palestinian territories has surged to 50.8 percent, according to a joint bulletin released Friday by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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