Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jäger, has warned that Russia is waging a “shadow war” against Germany, describing a confrontation that he says has moved beyond conventional military and legal categories. His
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reassigned financial control of the National Audit Office (NAO) to the Treasury Secretary. The decision comes amid a prolonged leadership vacuum in the Auditor General’s
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Xi Jinping may command extraordinary authority at home, but in Britain the Chinese president is facing an adversary renowned for delay, complexity and attrition: the UK planning system. Plans for a vast
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Sri Lanka’s central hill country experienced an unusual cold snap this week as Nuwara Eliya recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on
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Sri Lanka’s public transport safety has come under sharp scrutiny after random drug tests conducted at a major bus terminal in Colombo revealed that a significant number of drivers were operating vehicles
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Sri Lanka has taken a landmark step into the world of advanced science and technology with the inauguration of its first quantum computer, marking what academics describe as the dawn of the
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China will provide Sri Lanka with 100 luxury electric buses, a move framed as both an environmental intervention and a gesture of continued bilateral cooperation, according to Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka
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The Rebuild Sri Lanka Fund, presented by the government as a cornerstone of the country’s national recovery effort, has been thrust into sharp controversy after opposition MP Harsha de Silva publicly declared
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India is planning a major expansion of its space-based surveillance capabilities, including the launch of more than 50 spy satellites and the addition of night-time imaging, according to people familiar with the
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The European Union has unveiled a draft proposal to phase out components and equipment from so-called “high-risk” suppliers in critical infrastructure sectors, a move designed to tighten cybersecurity and reduce dependence on
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China has laid out sweeping technological ambitions under its new five-year plan, pledging to achieve major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence chips, accelerate the development of 6G communications, and establish global benchmarks for
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Canada’s military has quietly drafted a conceptual response to a hypothetical invasion by the United States, envisioning unconventional, insurgency-style warfare in the event of a rapid and overwhelming attack, according to media
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In a forceful and candid speech delivered at a public function, Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister K.D. Lalkantha challenged the widely held belief that governing is harder than being in opposition, declaring instead
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A Japanese district court on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison, bringing to a close one of the most closely watched criminal
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The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that the ongoing standoff with Iran over its nuclear program cannot continue indefinitely, as questions remain unanswered about the fate of highly
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Britain’s intelligence chiefs have cautioned ministers that it is unrealistic to expect all security risks to be eliminated from China’s planned mega-embassy in central London, even as the government approved the controversial
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