Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the Italian cleric who was convicted for his involvement in the Vatican financial scandal, has bowed out of the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope after reportedly receiving
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Pakistan’s Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, raised alarm early on Wednesday regarding the possibility of imminent military action by India, following a series of escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. According to
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Sri Lanka and Pakistan reaffirmed their commitment to regional security and strategic cooperation as the 5th Sri Lanka-Pakistan Bilateral Defence Dialogue officially commenced in Islamabad on April 28. The high-level dialogue marks
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NDB Bank is proud to reaffirm its commitment to nurturing home-grown inventions and innovations by partnering with the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC) for the fifth International Inventions and Innovations Exhibition and
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Hilton (NYSE: HLT), the global hospitality giant, has announced the debut of its Hampton by Hilton brand in Thailand, marking a significant step in the company’s expansion across Southeast Asia’s growing midscale
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The latest civilian attack in Pahalgam by Pakistan-backed terrorists not only shattered a long — standing unspoken pact against targeting tourists but also reignited calls for retribution, hinting at a dangerous new
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On 4 April, 122 days after martial law was declared in South Korea, the constitutional court upheld the National Assembly’s impeachment motion and dismissed the former president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now, the
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Let it be written in the annals of tropical theatre: while Sri Lanka’s political gladiators were lobbing coconuts in a coliseum of conspiracy, Ambassador Julie Chung sat calmly at the edge of
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Global military expenditure skyrocketed to $2.718 trillion in 2024, marking the sharpest annual increase since the end of the Cold War. The 9.4% jump from 2023 is not only the largest year-on-year
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance declared Monday that Ukraine is not on track to win its war against Russia, dismissing as “weird” the belief that continued fighting will somehow lead to Russia’s
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Everyone is expecting news on a Ukrainian settlement this week. The diplomatic activity is real and intense, and the visible signs suggest something significant is underway. There is little point in trying
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Tamil Nadu is facing an environmental and socio-economic crisis driven by the unchecked growth of illegal stone quarries, according to a detailed investigation published by Front Line India. These quarries—numbering around 5,000
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Editorial The plaintive bleats of Sri Lanka’s opposition parties, predicting the imminent collapse of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government, ring more of desperate fantasy than grounded political calculus. The notion that this
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India has signed a US$7.4 billion agreement with France to purchase 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets, a significant move to modernize its naval forces as the country navigates rising tensions with China and
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Hong Kong police will begin deploying drones over densely populated urban areas in the second half of the year in an effort to curb burglaries, particularly in districts with ageing tenement buildings,
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