Kim Aris, the youngest son of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has spoken to his mother for the first time in five years, in a development that has provided
A luxury expedition cruise that began as a high-end journey to the edge of the world has turned into an international public health and diplomatic dilemma, after the World Health Organization (WHO)
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Pharmaceutical corporations’ focus on profits has resulted in the approval of many drugs that have proved to be harmful to many and have had to be withdrawn. Big Pharma’s use of its profits
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The Desertion Dynamic: When Colleagues Become Critics One of the most damaging features of the collapse of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was the speed at which its own ranks fragmented under
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A series of alarming incidents inside Sri Lanka’s prison system has triggered widespread concern after three separate cases involving inmate deaths, shootings, and alleged abuse were reported within the span of a
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Three people have died and three others are seriously ill following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the Netherlands-based cruise ship MV Hondius, according to authorities and media reports. The vessel, operated by
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In Tehran, the first thought that comes to Afra each morning is not about work or routine, but relief. Waking up under the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, in
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A 40-year-old man with no prior criminal record has been formally charged in France over the alleged rape, sexual abuse, and creation of child sexual abuse material involving 34 minors aged between
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A forthcoming documentary titled Diana: The Unheard Truth is already generating intense international attention despite its release being scheduled for 31 August 2027. The timing coincides with the 30th anniversary of the
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Sri Lanka has lost one of its most courageous and enduring voices for human rights and social justice. Suriya Wickramasinghe, Secretary of the Civil Rights Movement of Sri Lanka (CRM), former Chair
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In the run-up to the 2024 election, Donald Trump promised “We will close the border. We will stop the invasion of illegals into our country.” A year later, it was a promise
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A group of independent experts affiliated with the United Nations has issued a strong warning to Saudi Arabia, urging the country to fully abolish the Kafala sponsorship system as it accelerates preparations
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Journalism has always been a contested practice, but in politically sensitive environments it becomes something far more volatile: a struggle over truth, authority, and control of narrative. The case surrounding the “Aisha”
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A growing backlash against the profits of major energy companies has taken center stage at an international conference in Colombia, where policymakers, activists and experts are calling for bold measures to accelerate
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Spain’s top judicial authority has sanctioned a magistrate for using artificial intelligence to help draft a court ruling, in a case that underscores growing global tensions over the role of emerging technology
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When India attained independence in 1947, India’s population was around 360 million, and the population density was 117 per square kilometre. In the subsequent period, the population in the country has been
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