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Controversy Looms Over Auditor General Appointment Talks

January 30, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

A decisive meeting of Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council is scheduled to take place today, January 30, within the Parliamentary complex to discuss the appointment of a new Auditor General, a position that

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Cancer Claims 40 Lives a Day as New Cases Surge Nationwide

January 30, 2026
Health/Human Rights/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is facing a steadily growing cancer crisis, with around 100 new patients being diagnosed every day and approximately 40 cancer-related deaths recorded daily, according to the National Cancer Control Program.

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A Death That Exposes Manipur’s Unfinished War

January 30, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Nearly three years after ethnic violence tore through Manipur, the death of a young Kuki-Zo woman named Grace has come to symbolise a conflict that never truly ended. Her passing on January

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Abolished Only on Paper

January 30, 2026
Columns/Human Rights

On the islands dotting the Krishna river in Telangana, there are no roads, no phone networks, and no easy way out. It was in these isolated fishing camps that Erukala Raju, a

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From Detroit to Beijing via Zaragoza

January 30, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

For more than four decades, the flatlands west of Zaragoza have lived by the rhythm of car production. Now, the same territory that once welcomed General Motors as a symbol of American

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Pentagon Clashes With Anthropic Over AI Use in Weapons and Surveillance

January 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

The U.S. Department of Defense is locked in a dispute with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic over safeguards that would limit how the military and intelligence agencies can deploy the company’s AI technology,

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Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Trade Secrets for Chinese Firms

January 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

A former Google software engineer has been convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the U.S. technology giant to benefit Chinese companies he was

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U.S. and Russia Edge Toward New Nuclear Arms Race as Treaty Deadline Looms

January 30, 2026
Russia/United States/World

The United States and Russia are on the brink of a new nuclear arms race unless a last-minute agreement is reached before the expiration of the New START treaty on February 5,

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Israel’s Space Program Slips as Global Space Race Accelerates

January 30, 2026
Israel/World

Israel’s space program, once among the world’s most advanced relative to its size, is falling dangerously behind just as the global space industry enters a period of rapid expansion, according to internal

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U.S. Engineers and Medics Join Sri Lanka’s Post-Cyclone Recovery Effort

January 30, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

The U.S. Embassy in Colombo this week welcomed a team of engineers and medical professionals from the Montana National Guard as they worked alongside Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre and other government

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Elon Musk Explores Mega-Merger Between SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla

January 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence/Technology

Elon Musk is reportedly considering merging three of his major companies — SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla — in a move that could reshape the future of space, electric vehicles, and artificial intelligence.

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Trump Declares National Emergency Over ‘Cuba Threat’

January 30, 2026
Cuba/World

US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over what he described as a growing “Cuba threat,” dramatically escalating pressure on the government in Havana and any country that continues to

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US Military Ready for Action Against Iran, Says Secretary of War

January 30, 2026
Iran/World

The United States military is fully prepared to carry out any orders President Donald Trump issues regarding Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, as a large US naval force moves toward

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Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Planet Discovered

January 30, 2026
Health/Technology

Astronomers have discovered a distant, Earth-sized planet that could potentially support life, according to NASA. The candidate, named HD 137010 b, orbits a Sun-like star approximately 146 light-years from Earth and may

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Nipah Virus Emerges in India, Sri Lanka on High Alert

January 30, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Several cases of the Nipah virus have recently been identified in the Indian state of West Bengal, raising regional concern, but the World Health Organization has not recommended any international travel restrictions.

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