by Our Special Correspondent in Jaffna An interim archaeological investigation at Chemmani in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district has recovered 574 minimum-number-of-individuals human skeletons, documented 51 accumulations of disarticulated bones and registered
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 rare information about her condition and renewed attention
Thousands of people demonstrated across Poland to demand abortion rights, accusing Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government of failing to deliver on its election promise
Alleged irregularities in medical procurement in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh have exposed vulnerabilities in public purchasing, including suspected price inflation, manipulated tenders and
United Nations investigators have widened their inquiry into alleged misconduct by International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, adding accusations of retaliation against staff members to an already controversial case involving
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For Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of Myanmar’s military junta, March seemed like a month of triumph and renewal. After years of international isolation and civil conflict, Min Aung Hlaing
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In the Union Budget for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to transform the Mahabodhi temple corridor in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, into a world-class pilgrimage and tourism site, modeled after the
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Few billionaires, including those in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, wield as much influence as the tech moguls who shadowed him at his inauguration. Elon Musk, now one of the president’s closest allies, is
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tasked the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, with identifying countries willing to accept large numbers of Palestinians displaced from Gaza, according to Israeli officials cited by
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If they can’t learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn ~ Dr. Ivor Lovas Since the designation of 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) by the
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In 2024, Sri Lanka saw a significant rise in religious persecution, particularly targeting Muslims, as Hindu and Buddhist nationalist groups, along with government actions, escalated threats, intimidation, and coercion against religious minorities.
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), once considered one of the most ruthless terrorist organisations in the world, remains a proscribed entity in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom,
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Thank you for inviting me to speak here today on this historic anniversary. Last month, I addressed the Security Council of the United Nations on the tenth anniversary of the signing of
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The significant reductions in international aid, particularly from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other Western donor nations, including the UK, France, Netherlands, and Belgium, could severely reverse progress made
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by Our Correspondent in London For decades, South Korea’s adoption program, which saw thousands of children sent abroad to families in Europe and the United States, was lauded as a lifeline for
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Julie Bindel, a seasoned journalist and radical feminist, has long been a vital figure in the fight for women’s rights and LGBTQ+ equality. From her activism in the 1970s, marching with radical
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President Donald Trump promised to unleash mass deportations on immigrants during his presidential campaign. But he has gone much further, with the disappearing of hundreds of Venezuelan nationals from the United States
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Once a beacon of resilience and hope, Bangladesh now teeters on the precipice of despotism, ensnared in the ruthless grip of monocracy and authoritarian might. The specter of Caesarism looms large, a
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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has strongly criticized the United Kingdom for imposing sanctions on key Sri Lankan military officials, alleging that the move is based on
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