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Sri Lanka’s PM Admits “Fatal” Textbook Error Over Dubious Website

January 8, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya admitted to senior Buddhist leaders that a serious error occurred in the country’s new Grade 6 English module, which included a reference to a questionable website.

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Eye $2 Billion JF-17 Fighter Jet Deal Amid Defence Pact

January 8, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy/News

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are reportedly negotiating the conversion of approximately $2 billion in Saudi loans into a potential deal for JF-17 fighter jets, according to two Pakistani sources cited by Reuters.

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Major Offshore Vietnam Discovery Could Be ASEAN’s Largest in 20 Years

January 8, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

US-based energy company Murphy Oil has announced that recoverable resources at its offshore discovery in Vietnam are significantly larger than previously estimated, a development that could mark the biggest oil and gas

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US-Blacklisted AI Unicorn Zhipu Raises $558m in Hong Kong Listing

January 8, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Chinese artificial intelligence company Zhipu AI made a strong debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday, raising $558 million in one of the city’s first major technology listings of 2026,

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Hundreds Detained Over Sri Lanka Easter Attacks Released Without Charge

January 8, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s government has confirmed that 418 people detained in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks have been released without charge, as lawmakers renewed scrutiny of the long-running investigations nearly

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Why Washington still decides Latin America’s future

January 8, 2026
Geopolitics/Venezuela/World

The recent U.S. military operation against Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro have sparked sharp criticism and condemnation. Maduro now awaits trial in New York City. Once again, it is

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Who Really Rules Venezuela?

January 8, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

On the early morning of January 3, the United States government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with

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Trump’s £1.5 Trillion Defence Plan Triggers Fresh Debt Warnings

January 8, 2026
Geopolitics/United States/World

President Donald Trump’s proposal to raise the United States defence budget to an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in the 2027 financial year would add an estimated $5.8 trillion to the national debt over

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How America’s Oil Wars Could Trigger a Hemisphere-Wide Backlash

January 8, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

In a few hours, I fly to Latin America. This trip has been planned for several months by an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He and his team are shooting a documentary about the US’s

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Manufacturing Victimhood

January 8, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics/Human Rights

After the dethroning of Sheikh Hasina Wajid, the people of Bangladesh pushed for greater autonomy and sought to distance themselves from India’s direct influence. In response, groups in the United States associated

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Marco Rubio: Trump’s Power Broker in Post-Maduro Venezuela

January 8, 2026
Geopolitics/United States

Marco Rubio has become the unmistakable face of Washington’s intervention in Venezuela following the fall of Nicolás Maduro. In official photographs released by the White House during the operation, the US secretary

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Maduro’s Son Emerges as a Power Broker in Venezuela’s Uncertain New Era

January 8, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy

As Venezuela navigates the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s dramatic capture by US special forces, a new figure has moved decisively into the foreground of the country’s power structure: his only son, Nicolás

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Cilia Flores, the Power Behind Maduro, Faces US Justice After Venezuela’s Collapse

January 8, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

As Nicolás Maduro awaits trial in the United States, attention is turning to the woman many Venezuelans believe truly shaped the regime’s inner workings: his wife, Cilia Flores. According to a profile

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The Spy Was My Mother

January 8, 2026
Defence/History

Editor’s Note: The excerpt that follows is adapted from Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor, by the author, published

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New Study Warns of Catastrophic Costs for China if Taiwan Conflict Escalates

January 8, 2026
China/World

A new report from the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) warns that any military attempt by China to seize Taiwan could impose devastating costs on Beijing, challenging assumptions in

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