Nearly three decades after Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash while being pursued by paparazzi, her brother Charles Spencer has reopened some of the most contentious arguments surrounding
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, one unlikely figure has emerged to ride the wave of crisis: Reza Pahlavi, the self-proclaimed “crown prince of Iran.” From his comfortable perch in suburban
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As tensions simmer in the Middle East, speculation over a possible U.S. military strike on Iran has intensified. Under a renewed Trump presidency, such an action could reshape the region—and not for
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Humans will be living and thriving in vast “space oases” by 2040, according to an ambitious new vision released by the European Space Agency (ESA) — a bold future that The Times
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One of Iran’s most senior Islamic scholars, Grand Ayatollah Nooru Hamedani, issued a strongly worded statement this week defending the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in response to recent remarks by
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The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has officially announced the launch of a new digital visa application platform, the “China Visa Online Application System”, which will come into effect on 30 June
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We are witnessing a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran. Claims by the Trump administration that it is not involved are false. Israel’s far right government and the Trump administration are joined at
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Editorial It is a bleak indictment of our epoch that the language of reason, morality, and international law now rings hollow against the roar of missiles and the bluster of sociopaths in
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The West’s strategy to isolate and eliminate Iran is not a spontaneous foreign policy decision born in the halls of Washington or Westminster in recent years. It
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In June 2025, the world witnessed the outbreak of a full-scale war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Zionist regime of Israel. This conflict, extending far beyond the military sphere,
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on remarks made by the author at the China–Sri Lanka–Maldives Tourism Forum held in Colombo on 16 June 2025. Today, we gather in the beautiful
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Just ten days before her 24th birthday, Parnia Abbasi – a poet, English teacher, and bank clerk – was reduced to rubble and memory by an Israeli airstrike that tore through a
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On June 11, the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Maldives hosted a reception to mark Russia’s National Day, celebrated annually on June 12. The event brought together a distinguished gathering
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Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin declared Friday that “war has begun,” asserting that Israel has launched targeted strikes on Iran, including nuclear facilities. According to Dugin, Iranian Chief of General Staff Mohammad Bagheri
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It is now beyond doubt: General He Weidong, once one of China’s most powerful military figures, has been purged. As reported by Nikkei, the general’s disappearance from public life in March was
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Plans for a grand military parade in Washington to celebrate President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army face uncertainty as weather forecasts predict thunderstorms over the
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