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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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has re-elected Krishan Balendra as Chairperson for the 2026/27 year, reinforcing the organisation’s continued focus on a more solutions-oriented role in Sri Lanka’s economic development landscape. The
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Three individuals, including the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa, have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over an alleged Rs. 120 million bribery transaction
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The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has accused the European Union Delegation in Sri Lanka of displaying what it called “Spanish shame” after the EU mission issued a statement on Russia’s demographic
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Artificial intelligence is entering China’s legal profession at a rapid pace, with a major legal database affiliated with Peking University launching a large language model tool designed to retrieve statutes, analyse cases
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Hundreds of China’s senior military officials have completed an unprecedented 10-week ideological training programme that required them to study President Xi Jinping’s speeches, examine corruption cases and undergo military discipline exercises, according
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Germany is preparing for the possibility of ordering soldiers to join its permanent military deployment in Lithuania as it struggles to secure enough volunteers for the mission aimed at strengthening NATO’s eastern
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Keiko Fujimori has secured victory in Peru’s presidential election after the vote count reached a point where her lead can no longer be overturned. With 99.8% of ballots counted, Fujimori holds 50.1%
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When Nacho remembers the beginning of the abuse, he does not recall a single moment that defined the relationship. Instead, he remembers a gradual escalation: arguments that became routine, emotional pressure that
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A quick check of TikTok can easily become a much longer session than expected. A cooking video leads to a travel clip, then a technology review, an interview, or a political analysis.
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The arrival of Taliban representatives in Brussels this week unfolded against a strikingly different event taking place hundreds of kilometers away in Paris. While European officials met with envoys of Afghanistan’s ruling
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For years, the question remained unanswered: who would paint Angela Merkel’s official portrait? While generations of German chancellors had their place in the gallery of former leaders, the image of Germany’s first
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On the terrace of the German Chancellery, with the Reichstag visible in the background, five European leaders gathered for a meeting designed to project unity at a moment of growing uncertainty. But
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