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
by Xinhua writer Xiong Maoling The U.S. government’s decision to hike tariffs on Chinese-made products, including electric vehicle batteries, critical minerals, steel, and aluminum, has met with wide opposition and disappointment from
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Time magazine was forced to issue a correction after incorrectly reporting that Donald Trump’s statement about Vice President Kamala Harris supporting taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for detained migrants was false. The statement
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Against the backdrop of hegemonism, power politics, regional conflicts, economic slowdown and climate change, which are posing significant threats to the protection of human rights in today’s world, the First China-Latin America
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Colombo, Sri Lanka – China has reaffirmed its commitment to respecting Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, signaling readiness to work with whoever assumes the presidency following the upcoming elections. During a
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Nandini Voice For the Deprived, a Chennai-based not-for-profit organization, recently organized an all-India essay competition for college students on the topic “India’s Growing Population & Socio-Economic Impact – What Will the Year
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As war approaches Moscow, with Ukraine retaliating through drone attacks and Britain training 42,050 Ukrainian soldiers since the invasion, there is growing concern that British soldiers and their training camps may be
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At the close of many an evening at the Episcopal church camp I attended in Rhode Island in the late 1950s, we gathered in a barn chapel for vespers, prayers of thanks for
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On the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Special Rapporteur Ben Saul called for renewed efforts to achieve justice for the victims and their families. In a statement marking
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Editor’s Note: This week’s global news dispatches highlighted escalating tensions at the Jordan-Israel border after a Jordanian truck driver killed three Israeli soldiers, prompting joint investigations. In Belgium, ManiFiesta 2024 inspired international
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All mega-development projects constructed by the Sheikh Hasina government were heavily damaged by some planted hooligans disguised as anti-discrimination activists during July-August 2024. More specifically, it was a well-prepared, well-planned, and meticulously
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The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has expressed frustration over the prolonged delay of a vital consignment of Russian potash fertilizers intended for Sri Lanka, blaming Western authorities for holding the shipment
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Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Russian Embassy in Colombo issued a press release today asserting a comparison between the self-determination efforts of the Palestinian people and the people of the former southeastern Ukrainian
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Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was India’s closest partner in the region. In the last 15 years of her government in Bangladesh, India Bangladesh relations remained on a high keel with considerable
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s global news dispatches, political and social unrest takes center stage as governments grapple with growing challenges. From escalating political tensions in Honduras, continued military actions in the
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In a statement, Bandu Ranga Kariyawasam, Director of the Human & Environmental Resources Development Foundation (HERD), sounded the alarm over Sri Lanka’s increasingly precarious position between India and China. He cautioned that
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