In a significant step toward resolving the protracted conflict in Yemen, the country’s warring factions successfully completed a massive exchange of prisoners on Sunday, with a total of 887 detainees swapped over
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by Luis Antonio Paulino The visit of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to China may open a new chapter in the bilateral relations between Brazil and China, thus helping to
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132 years ago yesterday, one of modern India’s architects was born –Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. His remarkable life remains an enduring inspiration today for all Indians. Babasaheb Ambedkar developed his talents
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(Xinhua) — Being in line with the interests of the Afghan people and the expectations of the international community, China’s position paper on the Afghan issue will help Afghanistan achieve peace and
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. —Lao Tzu We welcome President Ranil Wickramasinghe’s
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Joshua Keating is a foreign policy analyst, staff writer, and author of the World blog at Slate, and a former writer and editor at Foreign Policy magazine in an article updated on January 2022 wrote that “war over
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Dag Hammarskjöld, the tragic second United Nations secretary general, once said the organization “was created not to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell.” Of course, this depends very
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My readers may have wondered my silence over the past three months. I was in hospital; over two periods of eight days, for health check in January and February 2023, each at
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American Joan Baez – sang her heart out for Bangladesh Highly reputable American musician Joan Baez wrote and performed the song “The Story of Bangladesh” at the Concert for Bangladesh, Madison Square
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Editorial The inauguration ceremony of the new president of the New Development Bank (NDB) yesterday in Shanghai is a historic moment for the global South. For too long, Western capitalist financial institutions
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Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department’s Office of Technical Assistance will ‘deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to
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Editorial As the traditional new year is celebrated in Sri Lanka and other Asian countries this April, it is crucial to bear in mind the fundamental meaning and value of this momentous
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The population in Japan declined to 124.95 million in 2022, marking the 12th consecutive year of decline, government data showed Wednesday. As of Oct. 1 last year, the total population, including foreign
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday urged fiscal policymakers to adopt tighter fiscal policies to help central banks fight inflation. “Amid high inflation, tightening financing conditions, and elevated debt, policymakers should
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The reported leaks of classified Pentagon documents show the United States’ double standards as it is engaged in spying on countries, including its allies, while it accuses other countries of engaging in
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