by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a
President Donald Trump has asserted that a potential war with Iran would be “easily won,” attributing the assessment to his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, despite reports that
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The Central Intelligence Agency announced on Friday that it had retracted 17 intelligence reports and revised two others written over the past decade, citing concerns that some documents failed to meet the
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The Trump administration is facing a complex and unprecedented challenge: figuring out how to spend an additional $500 billion on the U.S. military, a move that could increase defense spending by roughly
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Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel and former Arkansas governor, told podcaster Tucker Carlson that Israel would have a biblical right to occupy the entire Middle East, or at least
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President Trump has ordered the release of U.S. government files on unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrial life, signaling a dramatic shift in the administration’s approach to alien phenomena. Citing “tremendous interest shown,”
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The U.S. State Department is developing an online platform intended to allow users in Europe and other regions to view online content restricted by local authorities, according to sources familiar with the
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Admiral Steve “Web” Koehler, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, will visit Sri Lanka from February 19 to 21, 2026. During his visit, Admiral Koehler will engage with Sri Lankan government officials and military counterparts to discuss shared
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Fresh controversy has emerged over the 2019 death of Jeffrey Epstein after forensic pathologist Michael Baden stated in a media interview that the injuries observed during the post-mortem examination were more indicative
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The United States is preparing for the possibility of extended military operations against Iran if ordered by Donald Trump, according to officials familiar with internal planning, in what could mark a significant
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The BBC will face a £10 billion lawsuit from former President Donald Trump next February, after a Florida judge denied the corporation’s motion to dismiss the case or delay proceedings. The lawsuit
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