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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departed for India on Sunday in a high-profile visit aimed at strengthening economic and security partnerships between Europe’s largest economy and the world’s most populous democracy. Merz’s trip,
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Newly declassified transcripts of private conversations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush provide an unprecedented window into the early months following the September 11 attacks, exposing a
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Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation, Lal Kantha, delivered a sharp and unprecedented critique of a Buddhist monk in Mihintale, accusing him of moral hypocrisy and obstruction of national
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China has expressed interest in establishing military bases in Pakistan and Bangladesh as part of a broader strategy to extend the global reach of the People’s Liberation Army, according to a new
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A growing dispute over the appointment of Sri Lanka’s Auditor General (AG) has intensified tensions between the government and opposition, raising concerns about the functioning of key oversight institutions and the country’s
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Chief Executive Vincent Clerc said ethanol, primarily produced in the United States and Brazil, could diversify supply chains and distribute the economic “upside” of decarbonisation more evenly across nations. “If all the
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State-run media reported on Sunday that Egypt finalized agreements with Norwegian renewable energy developer Scatec and Chinese company Sungrow, targeting both solar power generation and energy storage solutions. Officials say these projects
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The initiative, part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to strengthen user data security amid rising online fraud and breaches, covers 83 security standards, including mandatory alerts to the government for major
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The pact, which will create an integrated market of 780 million consumers and marks the EU’s largest trade deal in decades, was finalized at a meeting of EU ambassadors after Italy, previously
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