In a landmark decision, the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, a
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In the early stages of the JVP 2nd rebellion, by December 1987, students from a number of schools in the Anuradhapura district were joining the JVP full-time. The Thambuttegama division falls under
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A revealing exposé by Haaretz has stirred controversy in Israel, shedding light on the Defense Ministry’s permissive stance toward arms sales to questionable regimes—most notably Qatar, a nation often accused of supporting
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Singapore is preparing to shake up the global gold market with a bold move that could challenge the longstanding dominance of London and New York. According to a recent report by the
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Japan has emerged as an unexpected safe haven in the global investment landscape, as foreign investors poured a record $57 billion into Japanese equities and bonds during April, according to data reported
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Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled one of the most sweeping restructuring plans in its history, announcing it will cut 15% of its global workforce and nearly halve its manufacturing plants as it
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Shares of UnitedHealth Group tumbled nearly 8% in premarket trading Tuesday following the unexpected resignation of CEO Andrew Witty and the suspension of the company’s 2025 financial outlook, according to a report
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China is now Latin America’s second-largest trading partner, and the region has become the second-largest destination for overseas Chinese investment, with 600.8 billion U.S. dollars in stock by the end of 2023.
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Forty years ago I led a small experts team to Paris. We arrived at Terminal 2 early in the morning, hauling a 12 inch by 12 inch wood box that was about
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U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh on Tuesday to begin a high-profile tour of the Middle East, kicking off with a splash as Saudi Arabia and the United States unveiled $600
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Editorial According to local media reports, Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Akio Isomata, has reaffirmed that Japan has been a victim of corruption in Sri Lanka. Let that not be misunderstood as
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In 2024, Sri Lanka’s security landscape remained relatively stable but complex, shaped by a mix of domestic challenges and volatile regional dynamics. While the threat of large-scale terrorism has significantly reduced since
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The long nights of ‘vengeance’ are over. It is time to ask, what has been achieved? Frenetic campaigns of falsehoods have enabled both sides to claim that they have engineered a notable
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Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, the revolutionary forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front entered Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam. Two days earlier,
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