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In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court today issued an interim order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from performing his duties as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). This order is set to
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On the heels of a new alliance announced this summer by Russia and North Korea for a pact pledging mutual defense, with the support of China, it is now shockingly being suggested
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Bipartisanship is rare in Washington, to say the least. But there was unanimity here yesterday as Kimberly Cheatle tried to dodge and weave through sharp questioning from Democrats and Republicans alike about
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed shock at the failed assassination bid on former US President Donald Trump, 78, during a campaign event at Butler, Pennsylvania. Declaring that he was relieved to learn that
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Britain must be ready to fight a war within the next three years, the new head of the Army, Gen Sir Roland Walker, has warned. In a speech addressing the evolving global
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Controlled nuclear fusion, a novel experiment within the confines of research labs until recently, is starting to step into the spotlight, capturing the interest of Chinese commercial investors. With the potential to
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As a major line of the China-Europe freight train service, the railway route between the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu and the Spanish capital city of Madrid spans 13,052 km, making it
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by Xinhua writers Larry Neild, Zheng Bofei Although Britain’s new Labour government tries to exude optimism in their economic policies, their policy may still result in unwanted effects, British experts said here
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Representatives of various Palestinian factions signed a declaration in Beijing on Tuesday, committing to end longstanding divisions and work towards greater unity. The historic agreement marks a pivotal step in the ongoing
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In Sri Lanka, fear is pervasive. Suppression of media and fundamental rights of people and repression of human rights defenders foster a climate of fear, silencing victims, and inhibiting reconciliation. Political and
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“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, always at the same time as an end, and never merely as
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The following article is syndicated in partnership with the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). In what prosecutors called a “landmark ruling in the fight for human rights,” a U.S. jury in Miami
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