In this week’s global news dispatches, urgent struggles are highlighted, from Kemi Seba’s anti-colonial activism in France to humanitarian crises in Gaza and South Africa. These reports illuminate ongoing battles against inequality
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The urgent need for a comprehensive examination of daunting political-economic-security-social challenges cannot be overestimated. Bankrupt Sri Lanka is at a crossroads as the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) seeks to consolidate its position
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All eyes should be on the salsa dancing capital of the world, Cali, Colombia, where representatives of 190 nations are joined by a broad swath of global civil society and international Indigenous
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Azad Kashmir Founding Day (یومِ تاسیس آزاد کشمیر) is celebrated in Azad Kashmir on 24 October each year. It commemorates the date of the establishment of the state in 1947.Since the Kashmiri
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The free-roaming range of a child has been reduced dramatically in only a few generations. About three generations ago, most children were free to travel the full range of their town, but
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce announces that its flagship event, the Sri Lanka Economic Summit, originally scheduled for November 2024, has been rescheduled to January 28 and 29, 2025, in light of
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The end of the Cold War and the dismantling of what had been a bipolar world order raised the question of what exactly constitutes a superpower. The question has been bandied about
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The release of a controversial probe report regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks has ignited a public dispute between the Sri Lankan government and the Catholic Church, with both sides presenting conflicting
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The tragic events of October 1987 were recalled as the Jaffna Teaching Hospital marked the 37th anniversary of the massacre carried out by Indian peacekeeping forces. On Monday, hospital staff, family members
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The Baloch Students Council (BSC) has issued a strong condemnation regarding the alarming increase in enforced disappearances of Baloch students, labeling the situation a serious violation of human rights. In an official
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In an address at the NDTV World Summit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar acknowledged the complex relationship between India and China, highlighting unresolved boundary issues that have historically strained ties between the
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As the 16th BRICS Summit kicks off today under Russia’s chairmanship, John Kirby, the White House National Security Communications Advisor, emphasized that the United States does not perceive the BRICS organization as
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published in The Island as an editorial on October 22, 2024. It is now clear why the JVP/NPP government refused to release the reports of
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“ No single politician, party or country can reform this system alone. Instead, an international coalition will have to change the laws, end secretive practices and restore transparency to the international financial
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After the partition of British India in 1947, the Kashmir region became a subject of argument between India and Pakistan. It caused several wars and never-ending disputes, and the issue is still
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