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
The U.S. Department of Defense is on course to achieve its first clean financial audit by 2028 after new digital systems uncovered longstanding accounting errors that had distorted records across the military,
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The United States has completed its 11th consecutive day of military strikes against Iran as the cost of the conflict climbed to $37.5 billion, while the Trump administration moved to deepen strategic
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The United States is approaching a historic turning point in global agriculture as weakening export demand, prolonged trade tensions and rising international competition threaten its century-long position as the world’s leading agricultural
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed allegations that China interfered in American elections have opened a new point of contention in U.S.-China relations, with analysts saying the claims elevate election security into a
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U.S. President Donald Trump used a nationally televised address on Thursday evening to revive his longstanding claims that the 2020 presidential election was compromised, announcing the declassification of intelligence documents that he
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China’s global image has recovered from the lows recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, with international perceptions of the country and confidence in President Xi Jinping improving as views of the United States
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China has accused the United States of supporting Tibetan independence after Washington reiterated its support for the Tibetan people’s right to preserve their culture and identity and called for renewed dialogue to
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The United States has launched a new wave of attacks against Iran after President Donald Trump declared an interim peace agreement with Tehran effectively over, escalating the most serious confrontation between the
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US President Donald Trump has reignited his campaign for greater control over Greenland, declaring that the strategically important Arctic island “should be controlled by the United States and not Denmark” as tensions
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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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