The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
Two years into his prison term for a 2020 murder, Ivan Rossomakhin was recruited into a Russian private military company (PMC) in exchange for freedom. He returned home from Ukraine in 2023 and, within
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On Thursday, 3 April, Sri Lankans woke up to the alarming news that the United States, the country’s single largest export destination, would be applying 44% tariffs. These tariffs will hit Sri
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On the intervening night of April 4 and April 5, 2025, the Border Security Force (BSF) killed an unidentified Pakistani infiltrator along the International Border (IB) in the Abdullian area of the
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According to the latest official data available, as on April 1, 2025, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was in force in 194 Police Stations in 37 districts across four states
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In a historic move, Sri Lanka declared the Anuradhapura Airbase—a key military installation operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF)—as an international airport for a single day to facilitate the departure
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Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, likened herself to civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday as she rallied against a court ruling barring her from
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by A Special Political Commentator in Colombo Ah, the age-old spectacle returns—nay, gallops—onto the national stage with all the subtlety of an elephant in ballet slippers. Behold! The clowns have seized the
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“The benefits of a tariff are visible. Union workers can see they are ‘protected’. The harm which a tariff does is invisible. It’s spread widely. There are people that don’t have jobs
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New documents reviewed exclusively by Declassified and The Ditch have revealed that Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, is continuing to transport military cargo to Israel, including critical components for the F-35
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on the editorial from the Sunday Times, Colombo. It offers a critical examination of the recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri
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Over the past 24 hours, diplomatic and military developments between the United States, Israel, and the Islamic Republic of Iran have intensified. While the headlines are shaped by threats of war, military
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by a Special Political Commentator in Colombo Ah, if George Orwell were to rise from the dead and see what’s happening in Sri Lanka today, he’d surely scratch his head in disbelief.
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In March 2025, the BYC faced a severe crackdown from authorities, resulting in the arrests of key leaders, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch in Quetta and Sammi Deen Baloch in Karachi. After a
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These are not laws. They are not treaties. They are Memoranda of Understanding—unsigned by Parliament, concealed from the public, and disguised in diplomatic jargon. Yet, their impact threatens to shape Sri Lanka’s
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by Luxman Aravind The English on the grand welcome banners prepared for the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not merely incorrect; it was emblematic. A nation incapable of mustering
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