The European Union has so far failed to secure agreement on extending its sanctions against Russia, with a dispute over two Russian billionaires preventing the 27 member states from completing the required
It is worth recalling that the Crusades were largely a reaction to the rapid and triumphant rise of Islam. Within a single generation, Islam had emerged as the third great monotheistic faith,
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Editorial Note: This column is based on remarks made by the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka during the Chinese Food Carnival held on 4 December 2024 at the China Cultural Center in
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In a candid reflection on a 2007 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed that the Russian leader brought his black Labrador, Koni, to the meeting
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In a village nestled between emerald fields and azure skies, there lived a wealthy landowner named Rajendra. The scent of jasmine wafted through the air as he walked through his opulent estate,
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The CIVICUS Monitor announced in a new report Wednesday that the main civic space violations across the Asia-Pacific were the crackdown on protests and the criminalisation of human rights defenders. The report, People Power Under Attack 2024,
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The United States has unveiled a new set of stringent export controls aimed at stifling China’s progress in developing an advanced semiconductor industry and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with military applications. These
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Western intelligence agencies are grappling with recruitment challenges as younger generations focus on pressing global issues like climate change and human rights, rather than traditional espionage roles. Former MI6 agent Harry Ferguson
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has responded to recent media reports claiming that young men from Jaffna were allegedly forced to participate in the ongoing Ukrainian conflict while attempting to travel to
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s president, embodies a paradox that has puzzled the world for decades. His political trajectory—from a quiet, introverted doctor to a polarising figure entrenched in
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Adani Group’s extensive energy and infrastructure investments across Asia are now under intense scrutiny following the recent indictment of its billionaire founder, Gautam Adani, in a high-profile bribery and securities fraud case.
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Two recent developments have excited lovers of traditional Chinese culture — internet sensation Li Ziqi made a comeback after her long hiatus, and the video game hit “Black Myth: Wukong” won multiple
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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip expressed hope for a ceasefire in their besieged coastal enclave as soon as possible, following the truce that took effect between Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday. “I
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by Xinhua writer Yao Bing In May 2022, nearly two months into my job as a Xinhua correspondent in Egypt, I traveled to Ismailia to cover a job fair at Suez Canal
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In a press conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, following the two-day Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed grave concerns for the safety of US President-elect Donald Trump. Addressing
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The ongoing standoff over Ukraine is increasingly becoming a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, raising serious concerns about the risk of nuclear escalation. In this new phase, both Moscow and the
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