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China is preparing a fresh push to clear its vast housing glut by mobilizing major central government-owned enterprises and bad-debt managers to purchase unsold homes from distressed developers, according to people familiar
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed a serious nuclear incident occurred earlier this year at HMNB Clyde, also known as the Faslane naval base in Scotland, according to The Times
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North Korea has dismissed attempts by South Korea’s new government to reduce tensions along the heavily fortified border as a “pipe dream,” insisting it has not removed propaganda loudspeakers from the Demilitarized
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CK Hutchison Holdings, the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, saw its interim profits tumble 92% in the first half of 2025, weighed down by one-off costs linked to its
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the United States is making a “genuine” and “energetic” effort to halt fighting in Ukraine and pursue agreements that take into account the interests of all
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British soldiers stationed at a training base in central Kenya continue to engage in “transactional sex,” violating a 2022 ban aimed at curbing sexual exploitation and abuse, an internal investigation has revealed.
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An estimated two million illegal firearms are circulating in South Africa, posing a major threat to public safety, opposition party Rise Mzansi has warned. The party accused the South African Police Service
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Farmer groups in India have called for a boycott of certain US products in response to Washington’s latest tariffs and demands that New Delhi open its agricultural market to American companies. Trade
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The famous quote by Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci seems to have been written for the moment humanity is currently experiencing: “The old is dying, and the new cannot be born. In
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It is entirely understandable that, after such a long and bloody conflict—not to mention the ongoing genocide now entering its ‘final phase‘—the hastily arranged Trump–Putin summit in Alaska has caught many off
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It was astonishing to read about the death of Ahmad Saeed Tazazaa (20 years old) on 3 August 2025 inside Israel’s Magiddo prison. Just months earlier , reports emerged that Israeli forces had killed another Palestinian
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Henpitagedara Gnanaseeha Thero was a monk who played a pivotal role in bringing Mrs Bandaranaike into politics after the assassination of Mr Bandaranaike. Later, he established relations with China. During Mrs Bandaranaike’s
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomed the Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, for a courtesy meeting with its leadership to discuss opportunities for trade, investment, and economic
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