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
Former Sri Lankan Minister and current Member of Parliament, Namal Rajapaksa, has raised concerns regarding the operations of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa’s statement highlighted allegations
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The cultural landscape in Hollywood has drastically shifted in recent years, and many within the industry now find themselves caught between conflicting ideologies, cultural pressures, and the growing dominance of right-wing influence.
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The unveiling of a powerful artificial intelligence model by Chinese start-up DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through global markets, triggering a $600 billion sell-off in Nvidia shares—the largest single-day loss in US history.
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Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the U.S. President Donald Trump, has built a global business empire, leveraging relationships established during his tenure in the first Trump White House. As reported by the
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Questions have emerged about the close relationship between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the network of organizations backed by billionaire philanthropist George Soros, particularly his Open Society Foundations
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially closed its headquarters in Washington, D.C., with most employees locked out of the agency’s systems, according to multiple media reports. The move
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The term “zunzuneo,” a seemingly innocent Cuban slang for a hummingbird’s call, evokes more than just a quaint metaphor. It encapsulates the darker, more manipulative operations of
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US President Donald Trump has vowed to halt all future US assistance to South Africa over its newly enacted land expropriation law, a move that has rattled markets and caused the South
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has accused the US Agency for International Development (USAID) of financing bioweapon research, including projects allegedly linked to the emergence of Covid-19. Musk branded the agency a “criminal
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Global markets tumbled as the US dollar soared, driven by the President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. The US dollar index gained 1.1% to 109.6, triggering sharp declines
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