There are moments in the long march of international affairs when a summit, otherwise destined for the archives of routine diplomacy, acquires the resonance of a turning point. The BRICS Summit convened
If you listen to Wall Street and corporate America, Donald Trump’s second term will usher in a new golden age for the US economy. After all, what’s not to love about the
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President Donald Trump, on Truth Social and in interviews, is pushing the idea that Russia needs to hurry up and make a deal on Ukraine before Trump, taking advantage of Russia’s economic problems, imposes
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“Every nation, in every region of the world, has to take a decision: either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” ~ President George W. Bush, in his address
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The tourist-undiscovered jewel is Siracha in the Gulf of Thailand, 90 km southeast of Bangkok and 30 km north of Pattaya. Ascott Group’s Oakwood Hotel is your strategic compass to assimilate Siracha
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It is impossible to bottle this sensibility. All of Gaza is a ruin. Millions of Palestinians have braved the winter in makeshift tents or in ruined buildings, their children freezing (a few
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Stroke of the pen: law of the land: kinda cool…Paul Begala The Inauguration The inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump on 20 January 2025 marked a
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Antony Blinken spent his last two weeks in office giving media interviews defending his record as America’s top ‘diplomat’. But it was under Blinken’s watch that the US sparked the worst security
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This article is based on the insights and statistics shared by the author on his social media platform. In any society driven by economic imperatives, the precarious relationship between labour and survival
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The sudden and sweeping popularity of the Compass, the symbol of the NPP/JVP-led government in Sri Lanka, is not merely a political phenomenon but a striking reflection of the collective psyche of
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by Our Political Affairs Correspondent Sri Lanka’s political history since 1948 is built on a foundation of lies, betrayals, and carefully crafted illusions that have defined the country’s course. This pattern has
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The following article was originally published in Sunday Morning Colombo. – Editors What does it mean to be a ‘Clean Sri Lankan’? This question, deceptively simple, pierces to the very core of
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I have done my best to alert MAGA Americans to the difficulty of regaining control of the US government. For decades the US government and its policies have been controlled by the
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Ranil Wickremesinghe, a rigorous critic of the Hambantota Port, became Prime Minister in 2015 and, to the surprise of countries such as the USA and other Western states, decided to lease the
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President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and their key operative in the White House, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, hopelessly underestimated President-elect Donald Trump’s quick reflex action to demolish their demonic plot to
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My one-week visit to Tehran to observe the presidential election last June came as an eye-opener. I could sense beyond doubt that Iran was on the cusp of profound changes. The country, which
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