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
Punjab is experiencing an escalation in low-intensity terrorist activities orchestrated by Khalistani extremist networks, often in tandem with foreign-based gangsters and Pakistan-backed handlers. According to partial data compiled by the Institute for Conflict
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On June 26, 2026, Assam Police, assisted by central agencies, arrested two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) cadres, identified as ‘second lieutenants’ Humenjyoti Baruah alias Siyor Asom and Papu Moran alias Manoj Asom, during
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While discussing about the progress of civilization, the question arises as to what should be the criteria for evaluating the progress or otherwise of civilization. Should civilization assessment be made on the
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More than seven decades after the fall of Nazi Germany, questions surrounding Josef Mengele’s escape from justice continue to resurface through fragments of forgotten records and unresolved investigations. One of the latest
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When Israeli forces withdrew from southern Lebanon in 2000 after 18 years of occupation, the departure became a symbol of a campaign many Israelis had come to view as costly and unresolved.
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Understanding the MOU Most of the critical commentary on the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran centers on the specific commitments each side is supposed to have made and intends
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At 1.51pm on 31 October 2021, an email arrived at the Myanmar head office of Telenor, the Norwegian state-backed telecoms company, requesting the call logs of six customers on national security grounds,
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The pickup truck rattled across jungle terrain toward gates topped with barbed wire, where masked men carrying automatic rifles checked names against a list before radioing for confirmation. According to reporting by
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A suspicion can now begin with a simple feeling: a text sounds too polished, too predictable, too much like something generated by a machine. Increasingly, that suspicion is being tested through Pangram,
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From a converted barn in New Hampshire, with an American flag draped behind him, Ken Burns looks back across nearly five decades of documenting the United States. The filmmaker, widely known as
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Advanced Israeli defense systems have been supplied to Qatar and Saudi Arabia through a series of defense contracts and subcontracting arrangements, according to documents, official procurement records and photographs reported by Haaretz.
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The United Kingdom is once again preparing for a change of leadership after the resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, marking the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade and extending an
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Europe is undertaking its most significant military rearmament since the end of the Cold War as governments across the continent reshape defense budgets, strengthen military capabilities and prepare for a future in
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Wijeyadasa Rajapakse first entered Parliament through the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) together with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). His name was
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More than a thousand interviews, confidential conversations and behind-the-scenes accounts form the foundation of Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, a detailed examination of Donald Trump’s second term by
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