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Forgotten Warriors: The Bitter Truth of Serving an Ungrateful Nation

August 19, 2025
Editor's Choice/Sri Lanka

by A Warrior   The pain I am enduring is neither poetic nor performative; it is a raw, unrelenting testament to service rendered and now forgotten. We fight a war—not for accolades,

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SoftBank to Invest $2bn in Intel Amid US Government Interest

August 19, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

Japan’s SoftBank has agreed to invest $2 billion in Intel, the troubled US chipmaker, as the Trump administration considers taking its own stake in the company, the Financial Times reports. Under the

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UK Drops Controversial “Back Door” Demand for Apple Following US Pressure

August 19, 2025
Artificial Intelligence/Human Rights

The United Kingdom has stepped back from its controversial demand that Apple provide a “back door” to encrypted customer data after pressure from the Trump administration, Financial Times sources report, effectively ending

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Ukraine Proposes $100bn US Weapons Deal Financed by EU to Secure Post-War Guarantees

August 19, 2025
Ukraine/World

Ukraine has outlined plans to purchase $100 billion in American weapons, financed by European allies, as part of efforts to secure US guarantees for its security after a potential peace settlement with

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Chamath Palihapitiya Returns to SPACs with $250 Million IPO Plan

August 19, 2025
Business

Self-described “Spac King” Chamath Palihapitiya is making a high-profile return to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), launching a new blank-cheque vehicle after helping drive the pandemic-era SPAC boom that later fizzled. Palihapitiya,

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Texas Attorney General Investigates Meta and Character.ai Over AI Chatbots as “Therapists”

August 19, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Meta and AI start-up Character.ai over concerns that their artificial intelligence chatbots are being marketed as therapists and mental health support tools

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Hamas Agrees to Ceasefire Proposal as Israel Prepares Gaza Offensive

August 19, 2025
Israel/Palestinian/World

Hamas has reportedly agreed to a new ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip involving the release of hostages, as Israel continues planning a large-scale military operation in the territory. According to sources

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From Nazis to Bureaucrats: How War Criminals Built West Germany’s Government

August 19, 2025
Germany/History/World

A new study reveals that West Germany’s early postwar civil service relied heavily on former Nazi officials, raising questions about the foundations of the young democracy. According to research published in The

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Crown Princess of Norway’s Son Charged with Multiple Rapes and Other Crimes

August 19, 2025
Diplomacy/Human Rights

Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been formally charged with raping four women and committing 28 additional offences, including property damage, issuing death threats, and secretly

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Can Trump’s Security Promises Unlock a Ukraine Deal?

August 19, 2025
Columns/Geopolitics

President Trump has offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky security guarantees which Mr. Trump describes as “like Article V” of the NATO Treaty. Zelensky has apparently signed onto the Trump offer and potentially

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Trump Interrupts White House Meeting to Call Putin, Signals for Ukraine-Russia Talks

August 19, 2025
United States/World

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly interrupted a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders on Monday to call Russian President Vladimir Putin. The initial report came from Paul

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India’s Saranda Showdown: Maoist Commander Killed, Forest Battle Escalates

August 19, 2025
Columns/Geopolitics

On August 13, 2025, a senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Arun aka Varun aka Nilesh Madkam, a CPI-Maoist ‘area commander’ hailing from Ka Enta village under Konta Police Station limits in the Sukma District

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US Human Rights Report on Venezuela Doesn’t Pass the Mirror Test

August 19, 2025
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

The US State Department’s latest Human Rights Report condemns Venezuela for serious abuses. Weaponizing human rights, accusations are selectively applied to serve a destabilization campaign. In this article, a mirror is held up to

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Argentina’s President Milei Faces Weak Opposition Nearly Two Years Into Term

August 19, 2025
Argentina/World

Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei continues to benefit from a fragmented opposition, with fewer than a third of voters able to identify a viable rival nearly two years into his presidency, according

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New Zealand Soldier Convicted of Espionage in Historic First

August 19, 2025
Defence

A New Zealand soldier with links to white supremacist groups has become the first person in the nation’s history to be convicted of espionage. The soldier, understood to be in his early

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