In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric over violence in Nigeria, former US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against the West African nation, citing the persecution of Christians by Islamist militants.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with senior European Union officials last week in a bid to strengthen transatlantic intelligence cooperation, Politico reported, citing sources familiar with the discussions. Ratcliffe’s meetings included EU
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Turkey is reportedly establishing a space facility in Somalia as part of a broader security cooperation agreement with the Horn of Africa nation, raising questions about the implications for regional stability and
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The brevity of the US President Donald Trump’s meeting last Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Gimhae International Airport in the port city of Busan, South Korea, which lasted just 100
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Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published some seventy-five years ago in The New Lanka, October 1950 edition. Its reflections on governance, morality, and the responsibilities of leadership remain strikingly relevant today.
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India is planning to expand its rare earth magnet incentive program to more than 70 billion rupees ($788 million), nearly three times its original $290 million allocation, Bloomberg reports. The proposal, currently
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Nvidia Corp. made history last week, becoming the first company ever to reach a market valuation of $5 trillion, Bloomberg reports. The Santa Clara-based chipmaker, at the heart of the artificial intelligence
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After months of tariff threats and criticism over defense spending, President Donald Trump embarked on a three-nation tour of Asia, sending a clear message that the United States remains committed to its
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Some teachers retire. Some stay on too long. And then there is Austin Sarat. This weekend I traveled to Amherst College for a celebration of Austin’s fifty years in the Amherst classroom.
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On October 26, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group originating from the Janjaweed militias, seized control of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. This event marked the total loss of
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In the city of Cúcuta, Colombia, the streets are lined with anonymous apartment blocks, their windows blacked out and metal gates bolted tight. Inside, each room is numbered, and in every one,
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Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in the Sunday Times, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. The title has been changed for this publication. [Click here to read the original version of
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“O my Sustainer! Open up my heart to Thy light and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tongue so that they may fully understand my speech.”
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Six days had passed since Lalith became the leader of the Democratic United National Front, or UFP. At that time, President Premadasa suddenly decided to hold the provincial council elections. When Premadasa
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