Africa Day, observed on May 25, is a day symbolizing the African struggle for independence and unity. It commemorates the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, now the
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the National Disaster Center confirmed today. The catastrophic event has
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This fictional letter serves as a satirical cautionary tale, offering a blend of philosophical reflections on power and political maneuvering with a poignant plea for peace and wisdom in international relations. Imagining
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May 13 marked the fourth phase of India’s Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) election, which will determine whether or not Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a third term. It was also
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The South China Sea remains a complex issue that lacks simple resolutions and has been distorted bigger than the issue itself in nature. It is essential for members of the Association of
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DISGRACED DEPARTURE OF NETANYAHU COULD SOLVE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS The world, including many in Israel, is fed up with the behavior of Prime Minister Netanyahu, whose departure from the Israeli political scene
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A trilateral summit between China, Japan, and South Korea will be held on May 26-27. As Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular briefing on Thursday, the three countries
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As the Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank governors met in Italy from Thursday to Saturday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for so-called market-driven countries to form a
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The following is a tribute to the late Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar, the former Foreign Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, who won UN recognition for an international Vesak Day holiday twenty-four years ago.
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The U.S. State Department on Monday sent its so-called congratulations to the newly inaugurated leader in the Taiwan region, which some former senior U.S. officials have visited. As always, the so-called congratulations
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Considering whether modern states are empires tells us almost nothing useful about either modern states or empires. A better question is what policies and structures pioneered by empires are still employed by
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Empires historically possessed a unique ability to organize diversity and successfully rule over people quite different from one another. The national states that succeeded them in Europe were organized on the basis
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Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea will meet in Seoul from Sunday to Monday for a trilateral summit, more than four years after it was last held in 2019. The resumed
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This article has been prompted by two writings in the Sri Lanka Guardian titled “Buddha’s Exact Teachings and the Paradox of Social Activism by Ian James Kidd and Bridging Buddha’s Teachings and
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Militancy, ethnic terrorism, and separatist groups are being glorified on social media platforms to derail development projects in the Balochistan province. Almost a year ago, the first media appearance of the banned
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