UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves on Monday for a September visit to China, but on a circuitous route through part of the Pacific, his chief spokesman said. Stephan Dujarric, the spokesman, said
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Former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on Monday. The guilty plea came just weeks before the New
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Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected growth in the second quarter has led the Fitch research house to revise up its 2024 growth forecast for the Southeast Asian country to 4.7 percent from 4.4 percent. BMI
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A senior Pakistani diplomat has issued a stark warning about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, cautioning that the international community’s neglect could lead to a resurgence of terrorist activities reminiscent of the
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Introduction Universal suffrage is crucial in shaping a nation’s political landscape. Decisions made at the ballot box lie at the core of democratic societies, guiding the policies that shape our lives and
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Spanish officials reassuringly heralded a “new era” for the country after May 2024 elections. Catalonian pro-independence parties had lost the parliamentary majority that had enabled them to govern their region since 2015, and for
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AI companies are collectively planning to spend a trillion dollars on hardware and data centers, but there’s been relatively little to show for it so far. This has led to a chorus of concerns
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Colombo, Sri Lanka — MP Namal Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Pohottuwa Party), met with His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith is the Archbishop of Colombo and the
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Editorial The 1953 coup in Iran, orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence, was not an isolated incident but a harrowing precedent that echoes across continents. Today, more than 400,000 Iranian citizens
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When history repeats itself, the first time is a tragedy; the next is a farce. If we fail to learn from past financial crises, we risk making avoidable errors, often with irreversible,
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has noted with concern recent reports in Sri Lankan media that inaccurately depict the situation in the Kursk region, suggesting that Ukrainian military actions are progressing successfully
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Editorial At a recent political rally in Colombo, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa delivered a trenchant critique of Sri Lanka’s current political landscape, branding it a kakistocracy—a term that denotes a government run
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“The investigation into the Martinair crash has revealed serious deficiencies in both operational procedures and navigational aids. We are committed to addressing these issues to enhance aviation safety.” ~ Attributed to the
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On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its latest border apprehension data, highlighting what it describes as the lowest number of encounters along the southwest border in nearly four years.
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The infamous question of Sajith Premadasa that he asked of a small group of Tamil people on a recent visit to the North can now be considered archaic, hackneyed and irrelevant news.
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