Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) is deeply saddened by the passing of the Tamil elder statesman Mr R Sampanthan on June 30, 2024. We express our heartfelt condolences to the family and
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As a long standing Labour Party member, this is my brief appeal to the Tamils For Labour (T4L). I am prompted to raise this appeal in view of some concerned Tamils in
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During the months leading up to the recent parliamentary elections, throughout the campaign, and in the weeks following the declaration of results, opposition parties in India, particularly the INDI group, have orchestrated
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This week’s presidential debate made me both horrified and dismayed. Here was the world’s most powerful nation trying to decide which elderly candidate to select as its presidential candidate. Maybe the best expression
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We recently witnessed the pathetic sight that even after 7 decades of independence and experience as a democracy where hundreds of millions of people genuinely feel empowered, the political elite could behave
More Readers of this column know that President Joe Biden’s drift into blankness has been ongoing for months, as he and his foreign policy aides have been urging a ceasefire that will not
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There was a time when calls for a nuclear-free Europe rang across the continent. It began with the Stockholm Appeal (1950), which opened with the powerful words ‘We demand the outlawing of
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Editorial Note: This story delves into the actions of a CIA agent whose involvement in orchestrating arms transfers to militants in Africa and the Middle East has led to widespread suffering and
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With elections, possibly the Presidential election first, followed by a parliamentary election thereafter, we see mainstream political parties focusing on elections, heavily criticizing previous governments they were also part of at different
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“We are accused of terrorism If we dare to write about the remains of a homeland…. About a homeland where birds are not allowed to sing About a homeland where writers must
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This article marks Ranasinghe Premadasa’s 100th birth anniversary, reflecting on his impactful legacy as a leader of Sri Lanka. A month before the shameful ethnic riot broke out in Colombo in June
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“All theory is grey… But forever green is the tree of life.“ Goethe (Faust) For three months in late 1990’s, American author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich lived the life of a
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Colombo, Sri Lanka – Former President Maithripala Sirisena has leveled serious accusations against Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, asserting that the aid received from various philanthropists for the victims of the Easter attack
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The Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) is being wooed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa and Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeking its endorsement
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Shortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War and the beginning of the widescale destruction of Gaza in October 2023, McDonald’s executives in Chicago found themselves inadvertently entangled in the conflict. Local
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