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
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a law limiting property and land purchases by Chinese citizens, rejecting arguments that it violates federal law or discriminates
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A study by German engineering company Herrenknecht has confirmed that constructing a tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain is technically feasible, according to the Swiss daily Le Matin. The main challenges lie in
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A decade-long effort to steer the planet away from the most catastrophic impacts of climate change has stumbled, with the Paris Agreement’s most ambitious target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C now
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European Union member states have endorsed a landmark agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% over the next decade compared with 1990 levels, reinforcing the bloc’s leadership in global climate action.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo It was one of those rare evenings that linger gently in memory, a night when music spoke a language older and deeper than words. On the evening
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Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke explores what America can learn from the decline of the Roman Republic. She examines how inequality, political factionalism, and unchecked ambition eroded civic trust and institutional stability
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The Trump-Xi meeting in Busan, South Korea today —30 October 2025— may have brought about a temporary relief in the US-China trade war. But unless we see the fine print of the agreement,
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Israeli researchers have identified five million of the more than six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, marking a historic milestone in Yad Vashem’s decades-long mission to restore the names and stories
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Sri Lanka’s hotel and tourism sector, a vital foreign exchange earner, faces a mounting labour shortage. A new study by the National Human Resource Development Council (NHRDC) warns that unless urgent measures
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In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric over violence in Nigeria, former US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against the West African nation, citing the persecution of Christians by Islamist militants.
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Officials from the Trump administration reportedly used aggressive tactics to prevent the adoption of a landmark UN-backed climate agreement for global shipping, sources told the Financial Times. According to more than ten
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After months of tariff threats and criticism over defense spending, President Donald Trump embarked on a three-nation tour of Asia, sending a clear message that the United States remains committed to its
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Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in the Sunday Times, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. The title has been changed for this publication. [Click here to read the original version of
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For more than three decades, the encrypted Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters has fascinated codebreakers and art lovers alike. Designed by artist Jim Sanborn and unveiled in 1990, the piece contained four
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The centuries-old tradition of British barristers wearing tightly curled horsehair wigs in criminal courts is facing a subtle but significant shift. Updated guidelines issued by the Bar Council now allow barristers in
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