Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
by Durga Velayudham In recent weeks, reports have emerged that BYD offered a “super tour” of China to media professionals and social-media influencers from abroad — including from Sri Lanka — as
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro could offer crude oil cargoes, primarily destined for China, as a bargaining chip in potential negotiations with the United States, sources told Reuters. The U.S., under former President
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That was one of the most concealed nightmares humanity was forced to endure. “In one village a mother was discovered boiling her two-year-old to eat its flesh. In another case, a father
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Countries must take urgent action to prevent slowing population growth from undermining their long-term economic prospects, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in its annual report on Tuesday. The
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Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, announced plans to resume navigation through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal as soon as conditions permit, CEO Vincent Clerc said on Tuesday. The
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The Chinese yuan has shrugged off slow economic growth, rock-bottom interest rates, and a slump in foreign investment to post its sharpest annual gain since 2020, sparking speculation that Beijing is pursuing
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by Eric Fifty years ago, the United States confronted one of the darkest chapters in its postwar foreign policy when the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence
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Pakistan and Azerbaijan have moved decisively to deepen their collaboration in the rapidly evolving digital economy. The two nations, recognizing the transformative potential of digital technology, have advanced their cooperation across key
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by Durga Velayudham Recently, the Financial Times has exposed a second clandestine visit by Iranian nuclear scientists to Russia in November 2024, a trip that appears far more sinister than a benign
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Reweaving the Steel-Bound Mythos! Hizb ut-Tahrir’s (HT) re-emergence in the public arena of Bangladesh—most visibly on 7 March 2025 near Baitul Mukarram Mosque—was a reminder that extremist ideologies rarely disappear; they adapt,
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Haaretz reported that the 2024 diary, published this week by the nonprofit group Hatzlacha, offers a rare glimpse into Netanyahu’s communications and meetings over the course of the year. The entries show
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A massive leak has revealed the identities, infrastructure, tools, and operations of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ top cyber unit, Charming Kitten, exposing their long-term efforts to infiltrate Israel’s military, defense industries, critical infrastructure,
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Sheffield Hallam University’s decision to halt a major body of research into forced labour in China — first revealed in materials obtained by Professor Laura Murphy and originally reported by The Times
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Almost similar to the 29 earlier COP (Conference of the Parties) that were organized in different venues around the world each year, COP 30 at Belem in Brazil also started with high
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For decades, the small island of Kinmen, just off China’s southeastern coast, witnessed one of the most unusual military stand-offs in history. From the 1950s through the late 1970s, the Chinese Nationalists
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