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The late Instructor Lieutenant Commander Somasiri Devendra, who passed away last week, was born on 17th April 1933 in Colombo. He was commissioned into the Royal Ceylon Navy in February 1960 with
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In a surprise move that could have sweeping geopolitical and economic consequences, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that China “can now continue to purchase oil from Iran,” apparently reversing months of sanctions
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As reported on June 4, 2025, the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Punjab, to prevent the Ahmadi community from observing Islamic rituals on the
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On June 20, a senior female Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a bounty of Rs. 800,000, was killed in a gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) on the Kotri riverbank
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Months before President Donald Trump began diplomatic efforts to resolve nuclear tensions with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already set Israel on a collision course toward war with Tehran, according
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An audio recording obtained by The Washington Post reveals a chilling aspect of Israel’s covert operation aimed at intimidating senior Iranian military officials amid escalating tensions between the two nations. Following Israel’s
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has firmly rejected accusations from Reform UK that the central bank’s bond-buying and selling policies amount to a “systemic misuse of taxpayers’ money.” In a pointed
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HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, is facing a costly dilemma over office space after pandemic-era downsizing left it short of desks for a workforce now being urged back into the office. The bank,
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Amazon is doubling down on Britain with a £40 billion investment blitz over the next three years, in a move that promises faster deliveries, thousands of jobs, and a boost to the
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Iran is expected to intensify its disruptive cyberattack efforts, but cybersecurity experts caution that Tehran often exaggerates or fabricates the true impact of its operations, according to a detailed analysis reported by
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Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah and self-styled crown prince, has declared that the Islamic Republic is on the brink of collapse, warning that the regime is confronting its “Berlin
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Oil prices experienced their steepest drop in three years on Monday, as markets reacted to Iran’s missile attack on a US military base in Qatar by interpreting it as a “de-escalatory” move,
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In a historic escalation of the Middle East conflict, the United States has launched direct military strikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities, targeting sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The move, reportedly
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The former President and Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev who is one of the most authoritative voices in the Kremlin, wrote on the Telegram channel on June 23 a
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