Three years after the U.S.-led troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the country remains deeply scarred by 20 years of war and struggles to rebuild amid an economic collapse exacerbated by international sanctions. In
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The British rock band Oasis announced their long-awaited reunion on Tuesday, 27 August 2024, with estranged brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher set to join each other on stage for the first time
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Germany has recently deported 28 Afghan asylum seekers with criminal records, a move aimed at addressing security concerns following recent violent incidents involving asylum seekers. This marks the first deportation of Afghans
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It is generally said that energy consumption levels are an indication of industrial, economic, and social conditions in society. This is true, as the use of energy is essential for industrial, agricultural,
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NEGOTIATIONS WERE UNDERWAY TO END THE WAR IN UKRAINE THROUGH A SUMMIT BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT The German daily Die Welt has just revealed the existence of a 17-page
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by Laxman Aravind The political faction led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has convinced itself that capturing power at this juncture is a national imperative. In doing so, many have been swept into
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by Our Political Affairs Correspondent Top diplomats from the European Union in Colombo have sought clarification from the National People’s Power (NPP) regarding remarks made by its leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, during
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Dhaka, August 30, 2024 — In a recent update from the interim government, health adviser Nurjahan Begum has revealed that the recent student-led uprising in Bangladesh has resulted in over 1,000 deaths
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Iran’s new foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in an interview with Japan’s Kyodo news agency on August 22 set the foreign policy compass under President Masoud Pezeshkian in a new sequencing of priorities. Araghchi said
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Who named Africa and what does the name mean? The name Africa was given to the continent by European exploiters, slavers and colonists who first arrived as traders and explorers in the 1300s. “Africa”
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by Our Political Affairs Correspondent Tensions are escalating within Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) as factions vie for influence ahead of the upcoming presidential election scheduled for September 21. Reliable sources
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India has officially commissioned its second nuclear-powered submarine, Arighaat, into the Indian Navy, marking a significant enhancement of its naval capabilities. The commissioning ceremony took place on Thursday, with Defence Minister Rajnath
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by Rania Aboelkheir The situation currently unfolding in the Middle East, following the events of Oct. 7, 2023, and the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, is neither unprecedented nor likely to
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Moscow will not be intimidated by U.S. efforts to brandish its “nuclear sledgehammer,” local media on Thursday cited Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia. “The subcritical experiment conducted
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Editorial Since the British handed power to a select group of their loyalists—wealthy opportunists who gained their status by oppressing indigenous communities—Sri Lankan leadership has been driven by lineage and chance, not
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