After being massively repudiated in Tuesday’s midterm election, Donald Trump has become a lame-duck president with significantly curtailed authority. What is likely to happen in the remaining two years until a new
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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This year’s Munich Security Conference attracted as much attention as it did 18 years ago. Back then, it was Vladimir Putin who caused an uproar; this time, it was US Vice President
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In a blistering series of remarks, U.S. President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented attack on Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him “a modestly successful comedian” and “a dictator without elections.” Trump’s comments,
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As a Mukti Jodha (freedom fighter – that’s what Bangladeshis call Indian Army personnel who fought the Liberation War), I’m appalled at the recent turn of events, the mayhem in Dhaka and
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Next week, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will hold crucial talks with US President Donald Trump regarding a controversial agreement over the Chagos Islands. The deal, which involves the UK ceding
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President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to hold elections as part of any peace agreement with Russia, signaling a shift in the US approach to resolving the ongoing conflict. Trump’s remarks,
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Since the successful conclusion of the war in mid-May 2009, despite all the naysayers, and even the likes of the then British Foreign Secretary David Milliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner,
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The dark conspiracy behind the unlawful overthrow of HPM Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 now stands exposed in all its malevolence. The 5th of August, 2024, shall forever remain inscribed in
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As European leaders gathered in Paris for a “mini-summit” aimed at addressing the future of Ukraine’s defense, the question of deploying ground troops to the war-torn country emerged as a key point
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Both the Russian and the US side say that the high level diplomatic meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the morning of February 17th was successful. Steve Witkoff, who is Trump’s
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The following article is based on a speech delivered by the writer, the Former President of Sri Lanka, at the 8th Indian Ocean Conference, organized by the India Foundation in association with
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Hong Kong’s Justice Minister, Paul Lam Ting-kwok, reassured the international community that the city will continue to be governed by the “one country, two systems” principle indefinitely, emphasizing the endurance of its
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On February 11, 2025, the inspector of a special commando unit C-60, Mahesh Kavadu Nagulwar (39), died, succumbing to injuries sustained during an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in the Bhamragad Tehsil (revenue unit) of
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Maldives recorded no terrorism-linked fatality in 2024. The abduction and killing of blogger Yameen Rasheed by a local affiliate of Al-Qaeda on April 23, 2017, was the last terrorism related incident of
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The issue of who will succeed Xi Jinping, China’s paramount leader, is a subject shrouded in secrecy and delicate maneuvering. As Xi enters the midpoint of his third term, questions about his
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