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U.S. Secretly Negotiated with Venezuela’s Hardline Power Broker Before Maduro Raid

January 18, 2026
United States/Venezuela/World

According to multiple people familiar with the matter, the communications began early in the Trump administration and continued through the weeks leading up to the January 3 operation that aimed to seize

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Argentina Labels Iran’s Quds Force a Terrorist Organization in Sharp Diplomatic Move

January 18, 2026
Diplomacy/News

Argentina’s president has taken a decisive step to label Iran’s elite Quds Force as a terrorist organization, citing both historic bombings on Argentine soil and recent allegations of mass killings of protesters

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When Ego-Centric Power Melts in the Sixth-Grade Classroom

January 18, 2026
Columns/Sri Lanka

Smriti Irani is not only a popular figure in India but also well known in Sri Lanka. She became popular in Sri Lanka through the character “Tulsi” in the teledrama Mahagedara. From

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Chinese Seeks Nearly Rs. 1 Billion Compensation Over SL Expressway Delay

January 18, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

A prolonged construction halt on the Central Expressway has led to a massive compensation claim, highlighting how administrative delays can trigger costly consequences for a major national infrastructure project. Sri Lanka is

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Nazi Echoes, Trump’s Trophy, and Venezuela’s Drama Queen

January 17, 2026
Editorials/Geopolitics

Editorial That was not the first time the world witnessed something that should symbolise humanity’s finest ideals being warped into political theatre, and yet what we saw yesterday — in another term

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Poem: Obedience, Boys of the Lawless Crown

January 17, 2026
Politics/Sri Lanka

They starch their spines with borrowed daylight and call it dignity,tongues varnished, knees rehearsed for velvet floors.Gravitas for hire, they auction grief in clipped syllables,while famine learns their signatures by heart.The microphone

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MI5’s Troubles File May Be Unsealed as Sri Lanka Link Haunts Britain

January 17, 2026
Geopolitics/Human Rights

Northern Ireland’s chief constable, Jon Boutcher, has revealed he is reviewing the security classification of a long-suppressed MI5 file from 1973, raising the prospect that one of the most contentious documents of

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Sri Lanka’s Child Abuse Complaints Left Uninvestigated for Years, Audit Reveals

January 17, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) received a total of 107,663 complaints of child abuse between 2014 and April 30, 2025, but 43% of these allegations were not investigated, according to

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Sri Lanka’s Power Utility Faces Scrutiny Over Unauthorized Employee Payments

January 17, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s state-owned power utility, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), has been flagged for serious financial irregularities after the Auditor General’s annual report revealed the board paid Rs. 1,060.02 million (Sri Lankan

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Sri Lanka Court Orders Government to Explain Cyclone Failures as Flood Claims Mount

January 17, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the Cabinet of Ministers and the Disaster Management Committee to appear before it on July 15 to answer allegations that the government failed to take necessary

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Oxford Accused of Shielding Professor Over Harassment Claims, Raising Safety Questions

January 17, 2026
Education/Health

Oxford University has been accused of putting women’s safety at risk by withholding information about persistent sexual harassment allegations against a senior professor, Times UK reports. The university’s central administration allegedly refused

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Humanoid Robots Edge Closer to the Factory Floor as Firms Prepare for Mass Deployment

January 17, 2026
Health/Technology

Humanoid robots are approaching a point where they could become commercially useful, according to Chinese and U.S. companies that have unveiled plans in recent months to produce them at scale. As reported

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Global Health Goals Falter as COVID, Conflict and Funding Cuts Reverse Progress

January 17, 2026
Health/Human Rights

In 2015, world leaders made a landmark commitment to end epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other communicable diseases by 2030, and to achieve universal health coverage and equitable access to medicines

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Japan Audit Finds Billions in Undelivered U.S. Military Gear, Raising Readiness Concerns

January 17, 2026
Business

A Japanese government investigation has found that 118 orders for U.S. military equipment worth 1.14 trillion yen, or about $7.21 billion, remain undelivered at least five years after contracts were signed, in

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Malaysia to Double Expat Visa Salary Thresholds in Bid to Protect Local Jobs

January 17, 2026
Business

Malaysia will double the minimum salary requirements for expatriate employment visas in June, marking the first major overhaul of the scheme in nearly a decade as the government seeks to safeguard job

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