The Taliban’s suspension of BBC World Service FM broadcasts highlights mounting pressure on independent journalism in Afghanistan. Against a documented record of arrests, intimidation and censorship targeting media workers, the move threatens
Sri Lankans observe May 1 ‘the International Labour Day” as a holiday. Political parties hold rallies, often as a show of strength. Three decades ago, President Ranasinghe Premadasa was killed by a
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Many Americans are celebrating the news of Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony charges in a hush-money incident that took place ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Newspaper headlines screamed “TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL
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The Elders, a distinguished group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, issued a stark warning today about the potential collapse of the international order due to cumulative failures
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Poland is allegedly working through intermediaries to acquire surplus military equipment from Sri Lanka for shipment to Ukraine, according to a recent report by Russia Today (RT) on its Telegram channel. The
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Julie J. Chung, the American Ambassador to Sri Lanka, held a meeting with R. M. A. L. Rathnayake, the Chairman of the Election Commission, to discuss the forthcoming elections in the country.
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Jaffna district parliamentarian Mathiaparanan Abraham Sumanthiran recently made a declaration supportive of the militarily defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which particularly captured public attention. Then soon after, MP Sumanthiran surprised
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Declaring that the government of Sri Lanka, while combating ‘Tamil Organizations’ which were fighting for a Tamil Homeland in the North-East, committed genocide against the Tamil people, a resolution was tabled in
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ever the charismatic orator, has taken his rhetoric to celestial heights. In a recent NDTV interview, Modi declared his conviction that he is a man on a divine
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This fictional letter serves as a satirical cautionary tale, offering a blend of philosophical reflections on power and political maneuvering with a poignant plea for peace and wisdom in international relations. Imagining
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May 13 marked the fourth phase of India’s Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) election, which will determine whether or not Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a third term. It was also
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The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar has acquitted four Sri Lanka army personnel, including a Major and three soldiers, in connection with the 2013 Rathupaswala shooting incident. The verdict, delivered today, concludes the
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by Our Special Correspondent in Geneva “The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie.” ― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn Following minor knee surgery, His Eminence Malcolm
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by Peter G. Feher Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times in Handlova on Wednesday. The Slovak Prime Minister was transported by helicopter to the Banská Bystrica hospital in a life-threatening
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in Handlova, Slovakia’s Trencin region, a post from his social media said Wednesday. Fico is being transported by helicopter
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday, a day before he is scheduled to file his nomination papers from the Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Modi
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