South Asia is being remade, and Sri Lanka has a smaller margin for error in navigating it than its leaders sometimes admit. The past eighteen months have brought the region closer to
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An international dialogue titled “Democratic Transition, Human Rights, and Geopolitics in South Asia: Challenges and Future Perspectives” was organized at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The event, co-organized by the Hand-in-Hand
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The US and Iran are back at war. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced the United States would reimpose its naval blockade of Iran, effective Tuesday afternoon. Iran responded by declaring the
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It is 19 April 2025. A 12-year-old girl and her 3-year-old brother are playing in front of their house in the village of Bert-Furik. A group of Israeli settlers kidnaps them. At
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When Vladimir Lenin wrote about imperialism and considered it the highest stage of capitalism, he was tracking the moment capital shifted from the space of free competition into the world of monopoly, where banks merged with
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On 4 March 2026, a US military vessel torpedoed and sunk the unarmed Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The illegal strike killed over 80 and injured over 30
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Deep within the vast expanse of China’s remote Taklamakan Desert, thousands of kilometres from the nearest coastline, a striking military landscape has been taking shape. According to an investigation by Telegraph UK
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Israel’s decision to recognize the Armenian genocide has reignited a debate that extends far beyond the events of 1915, placing renewed attention on the relationship between historical memory and international diplomacy. More
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Twenty years after Twitter first appeared online with the promise of short, fast-moving conversations, the platform now known as X stands as one of the world’s most influential and contested digital spaces.
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Global childhood immunization is continuing its slow recovery from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but millions of children remain beyond the reach of even the most basic vaccines, leaving health
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Pressure is mounting on Israel over the treatment of Palestinian detainees held in its prison system following the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, as allegations of physical abuse, inadequate medical care,
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The United States has expanded the United Arab Emirates’ access to advanced American artificial intelligence chips following the Gulf state’s military support during the recent conflict involving Iran, marking a significant shift
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Kenyan politicians are increasingly hiring armed groups for as little as 500 Kenyan shillings, or about $4 a day, to disrupt political rivals, attack protesters and intimidate civil society organizations, according to
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