A new US national fair celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence has opened in Washington, combining tourism, business promotion and patriotic displays while facing opposition from several states that
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King Felipe VI of Spain and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have moved to restore diplomatic ties between their countries after seven years of political tension, meeting Thursday at Mexico’s National Palace in
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Some sense of diplomacy and peace has prevailed in West Asia after the US-Iran deal was signed. However, its durability remains questionable. India’s strategic response to almost five months of conflict in
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While attention remains fixed on conflicts in West Asia and their aftermath, one development with potentially far-reaching consequences for the future of international politics has attracted surprisingly little attention: China’s June 17,
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Sri Lanka Navy Marines contingent, consisting of 13 Marine officers and 30 Marines, will participate in the world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2026, in Hawaii and the Pacific region. The exercise,
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The events unfolding are murky — it is unclear which direction the nation is heading. Since the introduction of provincial governance and the office of governor, Sri Lanka has not previously witnessed
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Across the world, the strength of a governing party is often measured through numbers: approval ratings, economic indicators, or public surveys. In China, another indicator is remarkable: the number of Party members
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The United Nations was never supposed to work like this. For eight decades, the process of selecting its most powerful official, the closest thing the world has to a global leader, has
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On June 15, 2026, Pakistan unveils it’s first-ever freedom report assessing Political, civil, economic, digital, legal and social freedoms. The report was developed by Mishal Pakistan, the country partner of the World
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Two decades ago, I was in South Africa with the Malawian economist Thandika Mkandawire (1940–2020). We were talking about his generation of scholars, who came of age during the national liberation movements.
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