The 50th G7 Meeting of world leaders is being held in Fasano, Apulia, Italy from 13 to 15 June 2024, chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, who has been in
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This article is dedicated to celebrating the 100th birthday of Dr Nissanka Wijeyeratne, the esteemed former Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy and a distinguished Cabinet Minister of Education,
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Half of the world’s population will have the opportunity to vote by the end of this year as 64 countries and the European Union are scheduled to open their ballot boxes. No
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Recent reports have sparked global interest as Saudi Arabia, a pivotal player in global oil markets, has purportedly terminated its longstanding petrodollar arrangement with the United States. This development, widely discussed across
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The world remains off course to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal for energy (SDG7) as progress on basic energy access in 2022 reversed for the first time in a decade, finds a
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas’ response to a U.S.-backed ceasefire-for-hostages proposal included “numerous changes” to what was originally presented, some of which were unacceptable. Blinken told
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) influences US political think tanks to align with Israeli interests, particularly regarding the conflict with Palestine and the military alliance supporting Israel’s security operations. This
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Last Sunday, Israeli war cabinet member and ex-Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced he was stepping down from Israel’s emergency government, returning to the role he played before Hamas launched its brutal attack
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The danger is rising that the Ukraine war will spill over to Europe. The risk of a European war has never been so high. The general consensus among military experts is that Ukraine
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After a sharp increase in uncontrollable wildfires across the northern U.S. and Canada in recent decades, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Forest Service have been open to new approaches and ways to
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The next global climate meet (COP 29) is scheduled to take place in Azerbaijan in November 2024. While global climate meetings have taken place 28 times so far in different countries, these
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Major news publications around the world are rife lately with articles noting how the decline in birth rates has reached a critical mass. Over the past years, life expectancy has increased –
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The Sri Lanka High Commissioner to Pakistan, Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne (Retired), met with the Secretary of Defence of Pakistan, Lieutenant General (Retired) Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, HI(M), at the Defense Ministry
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“For God always prevails in whatever be His purpose, but most people know it not.” June 2, 2024, was a memorable journey of innovation, education, and surprise for all guests at the
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The still air in June over the Bhawani Dutt Joshi Parade Ground carved out of Kaludanda (renamed Lansdowne after the then Viceroy) converts into an air pocket when the fourth batch of
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