by Our Political Affairs Editor The cat is out of the bag—though this is hardly the first time. We’ve seen this before. It’s become a wretched ritual in Sri Lanka’s post-war, post-truth
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Let’s start with this fact — the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not crazed, murderous fanatics. It is a meme the West uses to justify genocide against. In fact, we now have
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South Korean aviation officials have concluded that pilot error played a decisive role in the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last December, according to preliminary findings reported by The Times
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Tensions between the United States and Israel have reached a new low after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu defied repeated warnings from the Biden administration and escalated Israeli military strikes inside Syria, targeting
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An explosive revelation, first reported by The Times UK, has rocked Westminster and reignited debate over secrecy, national security, and accountability within the UK government. Nearly 18 months after a top-secret superinjunction
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A recent Washington Post report details how President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff strategy is fundamentally reshaping global commerce, sparking widespread disruption across corporate boardrooms and international diplomatic channels. With the average U.S.
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I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in a modest suburb called Dematagoda, a town whose rhythms, smells, and voices are etched in the deepest grooves of my memory. There was nothing
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On 8 July, the European Parliament approved Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone by a large majority. Through this vote, Bulgaria – a country of six and a half million inhabitants in Eastern
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In a deeply troubling turn of events, the Syrian province of Suwayda—home to the country’s Druze minority—has become the flashpoint of renewed conflict, drawing in sectarian tensions, tribal grievances, and foreign interventions.
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An ambitious move by U.S. investment giant BlackRock to acquire a portfolio of strategic global ports has encountered stiff resistance from Beijing, laying bare a deeper struggle over control of 21st-century maritime
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As Washington, D.C. sees an influx of Falun Gong followers marking 26 years since China’s crackdown on their movement, a quieter but far more powerful operation is unfolding behind the scenes. At
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A brutal civil war is being waged in Ethiopia, where political power grows from the barrel of a gun. On one side stands the Western-backed, corrupt, and brutal gangster regime of Prime
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Mossad Chief David Barnea visited Washington this week to seek U.S. backing for a controversial Israeli plan to deport large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza
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“We seek to make Sri Lanka a loyal supporter of Israel in International Fora. We also champion the cause of recognising the inalienable right of Israel and the Jewish people to her
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In a dramatic and controversial reversal, the National Police Commission (NPC) has decided to dismiss Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nilantha Jayawardena from the Sri Lanka Police,
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