The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday criticised a diesel supply agreement between the United States and Russia, calling it a “very risky choice” that could undermine international efforts to pressure Russian
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The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Vietnam are expected to sign a free trade agreement in Hanoi on Sunday, completing negotiations that began in 2012 and were relaunched last year amid
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China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, ending a 12-year delay that left the major cross-border infrastructure project unused despite its completion in 2014. The
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The head of MI5 has rejected suggestions that Russia influenced the outcome of Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum, drawing a distinction between attempts to interfere in the democratic process and evidence that such
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A central bank is not merely an institution that adjusts interest rates, issues currency and lectures the public about financial discipline. It is a guardian of public confidence. When ordinary people lose
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The United Nations is approaching a leadership change at a time when its effectiveness in maintaining international peace and security is under growing scrutiny. António Guterres will step down after ten years
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German police have confiscated a robot after it allegedly touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements towards her on a street in Cologne, prompting an investigation into possible
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China has rejected India’s publication of standard names for 28 locations in Ladakh, describing the move as “illegal and null and void” and insisting that it cannot change Beijing’s claim over the
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With talks stalled since 2021 and NSCN (IM) leader Thuingaleng Muivah warning against surrender, India faces a narrowing window to rescue the Naga peace process. The failure to build trust, disclose the
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Data centres that support online banking, transport applications, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are increasingly being targeted in military operations, with attacks by Ukraine, Russia and Iran demonstrating how damage to physical
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Brazil’s presidential election has strengthened the political movement founded by former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, with his son Flávio entering the run-off against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after securing 47
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Global efforts to reduce hunger and halt deforestation are falling short of international targets, with new reports documenting worsening food insecurity in dozens of countries and continued destruction of millions of hectares
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Bank of America has been ordered to pay more than $1.21 billion in penalties over failures to meet US anti-money-laundering and sanctions requirements, in an enforcement action that the Treasury Department described
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