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
In May when the fragrance of flowers and grass on the Great Hungarian Plain fills the air, I will pay a state visit to Hungary at the invitation of President Tamas Sulyok
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What happens when a country with triple-digit inflation and chronic fiscal deficits elects a chainsaw-wielding populist with a dead dog for chief counsel as president? Back in November, following the unexpected triumph of the
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I am sitting on a fire escape across the street from Columbia University with three organizers of the Columbia University Gaza protest. It is night. New York City Police, stationed inside and
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by Burak Akinci Türkiye’s decision to freeze trade ties with Israel marks a decisive step in ties between the two non-Arab states of the Middle East as trade remained largely untouched despite
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As the world goes through transformation and turbulence not seen in a century, China and France should uphold independence and jointly prevent a “new Cold War” or bloc confrontation, Chinese President Xi
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Whether viewed from the perspective of comparative advantage or global market demand, there is no such thing as “China’s overcapacity problem,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Monday. Xi made the remarks
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa embarked on a strategic tour across the international landscape, covering significant ground from April 26 to May 6, 2024. Her journey included stops in Madagascar, Côte d’Ivoire,
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Twenty-three million years ago, our distant ancestors gained trichromatic color vision through means of a random genetic mutation. Trichromatic color vision and trichromacy refer to the ability to perceive color through three
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Friday commemorates Constitution Memorial Day in Japan, a day dedicated to honoring the pacifist constitution enacted in 1947, symbolizing Japan’s commitment to a post-war era of peace. The country, however, now finds
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The following excerpt, adapted from a note originally written in Sinhala by Prof. Nalin de Silva, a renowned Sri Lankan theoretical physicist and philosopher, on October 20, 2019. Professor Nalin de Silva
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A recently released report showed that defense spending by the United States — the world’s largest military spender — accounted for nearly 40 percent of world’s total military expenditures in 2023. In
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“Pilots are not born; they are forged through dedication, passion, and relentless pursuit of their dreams.” World Pilots Day falls each year on 26th April. This is the day we remember in particular
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Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday in
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On Friday in Colombo, Alexis Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), together with U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung, met with Sri Lankan President
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Once again, Washington has resorted to peddling baseless accusations of “genocide” and “forced labor” in Xinjiang to smear China. Despite its own chilling human rights records, the United States in the recent
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