by Our Political Affairs Correspondent The inability to effectively communicate has often been the Achilles’ heel of many a leader. The latest example in Sri Lanka’s political saga is Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose
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Students returning to school in a growing number of U.S. states and districts are facing tight restrictions and outright bans on cellphone use as evidence mounts of the damaging impact persistent connection
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Keir Starmer on Tuesday vowed to “fix the foundations” of the country after “a decade of division and decline.” In a major speech delivered ahead
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President Wickremesinghe Criticises NPP’s Tax Reduction Promises In a recent rally in Mawanella, President Ranil Wickremesinghe warned that the National People’s Power (NPP) promises could cut state revenue by Rs 200 billion
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None of the Supreme Court justices namely Preethi Padman Surasena, Janak de Silva, and Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, who had heard the petitions against the postponement of the Local Government polls, early last
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Editor’s Note: This week’s dispatches provide insight into pivotal global events. In Bangladesh, the arrest of Workers Party leader Rashed Khan Menon amid quota reform unrest raises allegations of political revenge. In
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The last week of August is usually a slow one in my business. Whether at the New York Times or the New Yorker, as an investigative reporter I stayed the hell away from late August.
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The mysterious sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines has all the elements of a Hollywood crime drama: conspiracy, cover-up – and betrayal. A new series of revelations from the German police, published
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Monsters of History Defy Truth, Justice, and Humanitarian Values The Israeli-American fraudulent ceasefire ended in Cairo without any agreeable outcome. There was nothing new but wasted time and missed opportunities to restore
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