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
On June 27, 2026, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) announced its new central committee, appointing Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman as Secretary General. The party also named four joint secretaries general, four assistant secretaries
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On June 27, 2026, at least six Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) and three Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) terrorists [a splinter group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)] were killed, while four Rangers sustained injuries, after a group
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General George S Patton, who distinguished himself at head of American field armies and specifically the tank corps during the Second World War named his biography, “War as I Knew It.” This
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The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz marks a pivotal moment for global trade, bringing an end to more than 100 days of severe disruption that rattled energy markets, disrupted shipping routes
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On June 2, 2026, two U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations in Iraq, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Al-Imam Ali, announced their intention to begin handing over their heavy weapons to the Iraqi state.
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Argentina’s economic transformation under President Javier Milei is producing sharply different realities depending on where people stand. For agricultural entrepreneur Marcos Pereda, the country’s economic direction has brought record harvests, rising exports,
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Pope Leo XIV Appoints Third Woman to Lead a Vatican Department, Extending Shift in Church Leadership
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Salesian nun Alessandra Smerilli as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, making her the third woman to lead one of the Vatican’s highest-ranking
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The music surges across the grounds of Kyiv’s historic Oleksandr Dovzhenko film studios as hundreds of young people dance beneath the summer sky. For a few hours, laughter replaces the sound of
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has registered his pre-candidacy for the 2027 presidential election, taking the first formal step toward seeking a third term after constitutional amendments approved by the country’s Congress
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first overseas tour since assuming office in February 2026 was as much about signalling intent as it was about securing tangible outcomes. By choosing Kuala Lumpur and
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Dr Laksiri Fernando SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis is normally used in business management, marketing, economic projects etc. However, it could also be used in political science or political analysis.
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A congressional hearing on the CIA’s Cold War-era MKUltra program is set to renew attention on one of the most controversial chapters in American intelligence history, but questions remain over whether the
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On June 23, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel released one of the most devastating reports ever produced by a UN investigative
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This year has been a crazy time with regard to Washington’s treatment of artificial intelligence, and the pace has picked up in the last couple of weeks. This train of events began
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China from June 24 to 26 has drawn significant attention as Bangladesh joined the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and sought an agreement to strengthen cooperation
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