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
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a court to dismiss allegations that it failed to properly investigate sanctions violations by Standard Chartered, a case that has drawn attention at the
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North Korea has been quietly running a sprawling long-range missile base just 27 kilometers (17 miles) from the Chinese border, according to a new report that highlights Pyongyang’s growing nuclear capabilities and
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Senior former employees of CapitaLand Group Pte allegedly accepted bribes from a longtime contractor in India, according to court filings in Singapore, Bloomberg reported. The accusations surfaced in a civil lawsuit brought
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The Pentagon has indicated that the United States intends to play only a limited role in any long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, raising concerns among NATO allies that Europe will be left
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Tibet (Xizang) on Wednesday to attend landmark events marking the 60th anniversary of the region’s establishment as an autonomous area, becoming the first Chinese president to
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Hamamatsu, a city long regarded as one of Japan’s key industrial powerhouses, is turning to immigration in an effort to counteract a shrinking population and an exodus of young workers to Tokyo.
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At a military training ground on the outskirts of the Polish capital, three instructors armed with Polish Grot rifles guided a group of 15 young recruits through their very first shooting exercise.
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Latin America is witnessing an unprecedented surge in organized crime as drug cartels expand their operations and diversify into a range of illicit activities, according to reporting by the Financial Times. Once
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China and India appear to be charting a cautious path toward rapprochement, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited New Delhi for the first time in three years, underscoring a renewed effort
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Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been formally charged with raping four women and committing 28 additional offences, including property damage, issuing death threats, and secretly
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Lebanon’s fragile government is facing one of its gravest crises in years after Hezbollah leaders threatened civil war in response to a cabinet decision to disarm the Iran-backed militia. Prime Minister Nawaf
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Dubai police have arrested three men accused of orchestrating a sophisticated scheme to steal a rare pink diamond worth $25 million, in what officials described as one of the most audacious jewel
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Editor’s Note: This essay, adapted from the latest issue of Jaffna Monitor, examines the political assassination of Alfred Duraiappah in 1975 and the broader evolution of the term “traitor” within Tamil nationalist
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The American sculptor Jim Sanborn, creator of the world-renowned Kryptos sculpture at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has revealed plans to hand over the last unsolved section of its
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When Sarah, a young bank worker in her early twenties, was invited to her friend’s hen do abroad, she was thrilled — until she saw the price tag: £2,500 for a shared
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