Sri Lanka’s future prosperity will depend on how effectively it positions itself within an increasingly complex and uncertain global environment. At a recent LEADS Forum discussion, veteran diplomat Prasad Kariyawasam, former Secretary
By the time security forces secure the site of an attack in Balochistan, another battle is often already underway. Within minutes, videos appear on social media, statements circulate across encrypted messaging platforms,
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Gurpreet Singh aka Goldy Rajpura aka Goldy Dhillon, a foreign-based gangster and close associate of Canada-based gangster and designated terrorist Satinderjit Singh aka Goldy Brar, was arrested in Madrid, Spain, on July 3, 2026, by Spanish authorities acting
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France’s National Assembly has approved a contentious bill that would establish a legal presumption of self-defence for police officers and gendarmes who use their service weapons, advancing legislation that has ignited fierce
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Japan has successfully completed a major test of technology that could one day help protect Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids, marking another significant step in the growing international effort to develop planetary
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Independence Day address has emerged as a focal point in the United States’ increasingly polarized political landscape, drawing sharp reactions from across the ideological spectrum and prompting
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Delhi’s attempt to play the Shia card to moderate the Iranian disquiet over our ‘forever honeymoon’ with the Israel-UAE-Bahrain axis failed to impress Tehran. It was a clumsy attempt but was, arguably,
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When Mark Carney became Canada’s prime minister, his rise to power was driven by a political backlash against US President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestion that Canada could become the 51st American state.
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Nigel Farage has built his political career on confrontation, defiance and direct appeals to voters. But on Tuesday, the leader of Reform UK placed his future at the centre of another political
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A reform proposal buried near the bottom of the German government’s “Programme for Growth and Employment” has triggered a major debate over the future of transparency in public administration. Listed as point
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A conflict long defined by shifting rivalries has entered a new phase in Mali as two of the country’s most bitter adversaries have forged a partnership against a shared opponent. According to
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The fragile diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered a prolonged period of uncertainty, with negotiations over a permanent peace agreement increasingly overshadowed by disputes over strategic leverage, maritime
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A quarter century ago, few predicted that China would become as powerful as quickly as it has and is today. Indeed, the 2000 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Global Trends 2015 report argued that China
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In bold strokes: Whose Parliament? Whose Memory? Bangladesh’s memory—not America’s. On 4 July 2026, Bangladesh’s Parliament was thrust onto a historic crossroads, where the price of forgetting its sacred past became immeasurably
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The Western border of Pakistan has become one of the busiest battlegrounds in the war against terrorism in the region. For years, Pakistan has been claiming that the terrorist groups strike inside
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Priscilla Mussa is three months old, but she has already spent most of her life sleeping on a pavement in Durban. Wrapped in a bright pink winter jacket, a wool hat and
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