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The Gray Zone has reported that Julia Sebutinde, a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and now its president, has stood alone in rejecting South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.
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A harrowing investigation by Times UK has revealed the chilling depths of modern slavery in Britain, uncovering a criminal enterprise that exploited vulnerable individuals for nearly a decade. Between 2012 and 2019,
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An investigation has revealed Microsoft’s extensive collaboration with the Israeli military, underscoring its integral role in powering Israel’s technological warfare infrastructure, particularly during the 2023 conflict in Gaza. This exposé, based on
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by Our Correspondents in Washington DC and in Colombo In a surprising turn of events, a leaked internal email from the Trump Administration has revealed tensions within the U.S. government over foreign
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India’s ambition to become a global economic superpower by 2047 may be at risk, as the country grapples with slowing GDP growth and an increasingly ageing population. Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
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Conservative commentator Candace Owens has sparked outrage after doubling down on a baseless conspiracy theory that claims Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, was born a man. Owens took
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President Donald Trump has criticized a bishop for her remarks during a service at the Washington National Cathedral, calling her “nasty” and accusing her of politicizing the church. The Right Rev. Mariann
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A confidential report has revealed that an estimated 585,000 illegal migrants are residing in London—equating to one in every 12 residents. This startling figure, which has now emerged following a Freedom of
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The village of Baddal in Rajouri district is grappling with a tragic and mysterious crisis as 17 people from three families have died since December, prompting
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made a bold proposal at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025, calling for the elimination of anonymity on social media platforms. His remarks sparked a significant conversation
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit to block former President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship in the United States. The order, which
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For over three decades, Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, has maintained an iron grip on power, surviving multiple attempts to unseat him. However, it was during the rigged 2020 presidential elections
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Editorial President Dissanayake is set to visit Jaffna in a few days, an event that carries immense symbolic weight for the nation. To truly grasp the significance of this visit, one must
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It is impossible to bottle this sensibility. All of Gaza is a ruin. Millions of Palestinians have braved the winter in makeshift tents or in ruined buildings, their children freezing (a few
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Antony Blinken spent his last two weeks in office giving media interviews defending his record as America’s top ‘diplomat’. But it was under Blinken’s watch that the US sparked the worst security
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