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by Our Political Affairs Editor The cat is out of the bag—though this is hardly the first time. We’ve seen this before. It’s become a wretched ritual in Sri Lanka’s post-war, post-truth
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In a deeply troubling turn of events, the Syrian province of Suwayda—home to the country’s Druze minority—has become the flashpoint of renewed conflict, drawing in sectarian tensions, tribal grievances, and foreign interventions.
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Mossad Chief David Barnea visited Washington this week to seek U.S. backing for a controversial Israeli plan to deport large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza
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Mark Zuckerberg and several former Facebook directors have reached a last-minute settlement in an $8 billion lawsuit related to user privacy violations stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The settlement avoids a
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A catastrophic data breach has exposed the identities of more than 100 UK government personnel — including MI6 operatives, elite special forces troops, and senior military officers — putting lives at risk
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An unprecedented international study of human proteins is offering new insights into how neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s develop — and how they might one day be detected and treated earlier.
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When Catherine Loveday, a professor of neuropsychology at the University of Westminster, began to notice subtle changes in her mother’s behavior, she was uniquely placed to act. Loveday, an expert in memory
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Sweden has finalized a significant contribution of €560,000 to the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC). This latest installment, provided through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
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