President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s appeal to the “real me” raises a deeper question about modern political persuasion: can sincerity be declared into existence? From Winnicott’s “false self” to impression management, attribution theory
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An email sent over the weekend by Elon Musk, directing all 2.3 million federal employees to outline their work from the previous week, has caused a wave of confusion and conflicting guidance
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Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has extended a formal invitation to Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, to visit the country and launch the Starlink satellite internet service within the next 90
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has come to the defense of President Donald Trump’s controversial economic partnership proposal with Ukraine, emphasizing that the plan would fuel the country’s postwar growth and was
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In a pivotal German election held on Sunday, preliminary exit polls indicate that the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has secured a plurality in the Bundestag, positioning Friedrich Merz to likely succeed
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In a visit to Kandy on February 23, 2025, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake focused on a cultural matter, announcing plans to hold an exhibition of the Tooth
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by Our Correspondent in London As Pope Francis battles double pneumonia in a Roman hospital, questions surrounding his potential successor have intensified. At 88 years old, with an increasingly fragile health condition,
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Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed comrades, and all who still cling to the noble idea of sovereignty, today I stand before you, not as the leader of Ukraine, but as a humble disciple
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The room exuded an air of deliberate neutrality. A grand hall in Geneva, adorned with silent chandeliers and walls that had borne witness to treaties and treacheries alike. The two leaders sat
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In a recent, candid interview with Ed D’Agostino of Mauldin Economics, George Friedman, renowned geopolitical expert and founder of Geopolitical Futures, provided a strikingly prescient analysis of the current and future trajectory
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Sixty years ago today (Feb. 21), the world lost one of its most enigmatic and misunderstood figures: Malcolm X. His assassination on February 21, 1965, wasn’t just the silencing of a man—it
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Rekha Gupta, a former student leader and municipal councillor, has been named the new Chief Minister of Delhi, marking the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) return to power in the capital after 27
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Iran’s recent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is poised to significantly boost its political, trade, economic, and cultural ties, not only with its member states but also with countries like
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The war in Ukraine is no longer just a conflict over borders or ideology. It has turned into a bloody, high-stakes battle over control of resources that
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Oh, what an exquisite irony unfolds before us! In the grand theatre of Sri Lankan democracy, where elected representatives are presumably the protagonists, a new figure has
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