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France’s economy minister has warned that the country could be forced to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as political instability deepens and concerns mount over its spiralling debt.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail today by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court after being arrested last week on allegations of misusing public funds during his
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The United States has dramatically recalibrated its Africa strategy under President Donald Trump, shifting from aid restrictions to a transactional policy that trades military support for access to West Africa’s lucrative mineral
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Australia announced on Tuesday the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, marking the first time since World War II that the country has taken such a measure against a foreign envoy. Prime Minister Anthony
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not be able to appear before the Fort Magistrate’s Court today due to health concerns, the Board of Specialist Doctors at Colombo
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In the early 1980s, former US President Jimmy Carter visited Stockholm. At a reception he approached Stig Ramel, the long-serving executive director of the Nobel Foundation, and asked with some bitterness why
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