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Venezuela’s current political crisis revolves around allegations of ties between the Maduro government and criminal or terrorist networks, and claims that Nicolás Maduro’s 2024 re-election was fraudulent. According to reporting by El
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John Koch, 76, has spent nearly four decades covering every execution in Florida, including the recent lethal injection of Frank Athen Walls. Traveling from his northern Florida home to the state prison
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The failure on the part of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) government to fulfil a plethora of promises given in the run up to the last presidential election,
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The unfolding political violence in Bangladesh is no longer a purely domestic matter. It is increasingly a regional security concern with direct implications for Sri Lanka, particularly in relation to maritime security,
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A 15-metre Christmas tree once again dominates Manger Square in Bethlehem, rising beside one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Basilica of the Nativity, built over the grotto believed to mark the
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Italy has removed the final word “Sì!” from its national anthem, ending a long-standing patriotic flourish that pledged citizens’ readiness to die for the country, following a proposal by Prime Minister Giorgia
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Pakistan’s long-delayed push to privatize its national airline took a decisive step forward on Tuesday after stockbroker Arif Habib Consortium submitted the highest bid of $482 million to acquire a 75% stake
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The International Monetary Fund has urged Pakistan to gradually scale back government spending on foreign remittance incentives, a move that economists warn could undermine formal transfer channels and revive the use of
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