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
In the polished theatre of the Oval Office, where every gesture is magnified by television lights and political symbolism, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stands beside a set of easels displaying neatly
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At a time when the United States is commemorating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a reflective feature published by El País examines the condition of the American
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The U.S. Embassy in Colombo decided to celebrate America’s 250th Independence anniversary by projecting red, white, and blue lights onto the Lotus Tower, while quoting President Trump on freedom and declaring that
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The group stated on social media that approximately 400 of its members had arrived in the U.S. capital. Reuters photographers observed hundreds of individuals wearing Patriot Front uniforms traveling on Washington Metropolitan
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The United States marked its 250th anniversary of independence on Saturday with large-scale celebrations and disruptions in Washington, D.C., where President Donald Trump delivered a delayed evening rally centered on themes of
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The world is moving deeper into a sustained and expanding military buildup, according to data and analysis presented ahead of the annual NATO summit scheduled to take place in Turkey next week.
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South Africa’s manganese-rich Kalahari basin has become the center of a rapidly expanding mining boom driven by global demand for materials critical to the energy transition, even as local communities report environmental
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What does it really mean for a nation to possess an identity of its own? Can a small state survive by copying larger and/or wealthier countries, or does imitation ultimately become a
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On 6 July 2026, as millions of black-clad mourners pour into the streets of Tehran to bid farewell to the Islamic Republic’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, they will not be looking
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent declaration that Israel must eventually free itself from dependence on American military aid sounded, at first glance, like an assertion of national self-confidence. Nations, after all, prefer autonomy to
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Politics is often shaped not merely by institutions or elections, but by the indomitable will of individuals who refuse to surrender to the verdict of adversity. Throughout history, certain leaders have transformed
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India and Pakistan relations have been strained following the Pahalgam terror attack since 2025. The incident brought the two South Asian nations to the brink of large-scale war and resulted in a
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The 6th Pakistan–Sri Lanka Armed Forces Defence Dialogue concluded successfully on 03 July at the Navy Headquarters within the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayawardanepura, Kotte, according to officials involved in the
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Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitized term cutthroat capitalism, is the poison that destroyed our democracy. It gave the billionaire class and corporations theideological cover to impoverish the working class, impose
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On 24 June, Venezuela was celebrating two important holidays: the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the battle that sealed the country’s independence, and the feast of St. John the Baptist,
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