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
Sri Lanka’s leading print newspapers in Colombo have carried full-page advertisements linked to “Operation Sindoor,” appearing across English, Sinhala, and Tamil editions. The advertisements reference the 22 April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack,
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In an age marked by democratic erosion in multiple regions of the world, a historical and moral thread runs through acts of resistance that are not always loud or violent, but often
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In an interview with El País, Japanese anatomist and public intellectual Takeshi Yoro offers a sweeping and unsettling diagnosis of the modern world: humanity is not suffering from a lack of information,
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has triggered a global debate over innovation, freedom, and the future of human creativity. But beneath the promises of technological progress, a darker reality is emerging
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The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has declared that he will not be “tranquil” until all passengers from the Antarctic cruise vessel MV Hondius have been evacuated and flown to
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Civilizations, as the historian Arnold J. Toynbee famously argued, “die from suicide, not by murder.” They collapse from within. They fall prey to moral, social and spiritual decay. They are seized by
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In politics, words outweigh actions, as they form narratives and are intelligently deployed to influence people’s perception for greater gains. In May 2025, a limited conflict was instigated between India and Pakistan
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India’s latest dispute with Bangladesh over alleged “illegal immigrants” has exposed growing contradictions between New Delhi’s regional rhetoric and its actual conduct toward neighbouring states. For years, India has presented itself as
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The administration of President Donald Trump has begun releasing long-secret government documents related to unidentified aerial phenomena, launching a highly anticipated disclosure effort that has reignited global debate over extraterrestrial life, military
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The United States government has released a sweeping collection of declassified files detailing decades of unexplained aerial and space-related phenomena, including accounts from Apollo astronauts who reported witnessing mysterious objects while travelling
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Tamil Nadu actor-turned-politician Vijay is poised to become the state’s next Chief Minister after securing the support required to cross the majority mark in the newly elected Assembly, ending days of intense
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by Our Correspondent in Chennai Political uncertainty has deepened in Tamil Nadu after reports suggested that actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has fallen short of the required majority to form the
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm is currently in Colombo after concluding his state visit to India. During his visit to India, he met
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HSBC’s recent disclosure of a “fraud-related” charge linked to the collapse of Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has placed the bank at the centre of one of the most consequential private credit failures
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Britain’s domestic security service MI5 has uncovered a covert Chinese-linked spy ring operating at the heart of the UK civil service, exposing what prosecutors described as a “shadow policing” operation that targeted
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