by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Victoria Nuland, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, has made a second visit to Sri Lanka within a few months. Prior
Britain’s most senior military personnel made at least twelve official visits to Israel during the Gaza war, newly published Ministry of Defence (MoD) records show. The trips, largely unpublicised at the time,
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45 years ago, on 1st Nov 1980, twelve youths selected from thousands of applicants boarded the night mail train bound to Trincomalee to commence their training as Cadets at the Naval and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Chief of National Intelligence, Major General Nalinda Niyangoda (Retired), assumed duties this week amid both congratulations and quiet concern. While his 35-year military
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On October 24, the Federal Interior Ministry notified the ban on the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), declaring that the Federal Government had “reasonable grounds” to believe the religio-political party was connected to terrorism.
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by Durga Dennis R. Dalton’s Unit 33 reads like a moral experiment conducted under the cover of a thriller. The book’s sleek façade—its crime scenes, its corporate espionage, its terse dialogue—conceals a
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Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin hailed as capable of bypassing any existing or future missile defense systems. The announcement, made Sunday alongside a
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On his second death anniversary, we pay our deepest respect and heartfelt tribute to General Lionel Balagalle — an illustrious son of Sri Lanka. A noble soldier and exemplary leader, his vision,
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Unusual Machines, a little-known drone manufacturer based in Florida and partly owned by Donald Trump Jr, has won its largest US government contract to date, the company confirmed. The Pentagon deal, first
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reportedly halted a high-level defence delegation’s planned visits to Israel, Iran, and Egypt, citing concerns over the complex geopolitical implications such trips
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In a move signaling continuity in U.S. defense policy, former President Donald Trump expressed strong support for the Aukus security partnership during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on October
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