The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
Editorial Sri Lanka now presents a deeply unsettling spectacle, not as a nation merely grappling with fiscal fragility or administrative disorder, but as an island where corrosive indulgence is being repackaged as
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Organized crime in the United Kingdom is entering a new technological frontier as drug gangs chemically alter cocaine and attach it to everyday materials, creating a smuggling method that experts say is
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Meghalaya has remained one of the relatively stable states in India’s Northeast in terms of insurgency and internal security, particularly when compared with neighbouring states such as Manipur, Nagaland and Assam. Over
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by A Special Correspondent in Geneva Two days ago the defamation case against Father Cyril Gamini, a spokesman for Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, came before court and was postponed for another month. When
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In February 2026, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath embarked on a high-profile international tour, visiting Singapore from February 23-24 and Japan from February 25-26, with the explicit aim of attracting foreign
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Nearly fifty years after Argentina’s last military dictatorship unleashed a campaign of repression that left tens of thousands missing, forensic experts have identified the remains of twelve people who were forcibly disappeared.
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Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams appeared at London’s High Court on Monday in a civil lawsuit that aims to hold him liable for Irish Republican Army bombings carried out in Britain,
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Iran’s prosecutor general’s office has warned that Iranians living abroad who express support for the United States and Israel could face confiscation of their property and other legal penalties, according to a
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Indonesia has announced a sweeping new regulation that will block access to social media for users under 16, making it the first major non-Western country to take such a step in a
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A retired Sri Lanka Air Force officer has filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court challenging the arrest and detention of former State Intelligence Service Chief, retired Major General Suresh
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Recently, the US and Israel, without consulting or obtaining authorization from the UN Security Council, brazenly launched military strikes against Iran. This act flagrantly tramples on international law and basic norms governing
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After the February 2024 elections, Balochistan once again finds itself at the intersection of ballots and bullets. The debate is no longer confined to insurgency alone; it now encompasses representation, legitimacy, and
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After more than a decade of investigation and a five-week trial in Ottawa, a federal court has revoked the Canadian citizenship of Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes, a former Guatemalan military officer implicated
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Local authorities in northern Sri Lanka move to convert the early residence of former LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran into a museum after his sister declines to take over the property, igniting discussion
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In a judicial decision today (25 February 2026), the Fort Magistrate’s Court ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to release gold, gems and other valuables seized from the family home of the
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