Colombia has broken diplomatic relations with Iran, citing alleged links between the Islamic Republic’s government and international terrorist groups, human rights violations and concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The decision was formally
The events in Ukraine since the start of anti-Yanukovich protests last November have been reported in Germany and in the Western mainstream media such that we are led to believe the ousted
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Few Lankans would have been surprised that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now campaigning to lead his Bharatiya Janatha Party to ‘threpeat’ its election victories for the third consecutive time, has raked
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President Putin seldom appeared in public since the pandemic began. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West not to cross a “red line” with Russia, saying such a move would trigger an
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The papacy’s role as organizer of the Crusades empowered it to ask for—indeed, to demand—tithes from churches and royal tax assessments from realms ruled by the warlord dynasties it had installed and
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The salience of the phone call from the US President Joe Biden to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday is their consensus that during the period since their summit meeting in Woodside,
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For over six months, the innocent people of Gaza have been enduring the savage attacks of Israel. During this period, due to the ruthless and aggressive attacks by this regime, over 32,000
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The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced Thursday that the death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks has exceeded 33,000. The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli army killed
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Many discerning observers around the world, who take a close look at China’s claim on the territory of other countries, inevitably would conclude that China’s territorial greed today is similar to that
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By November 2023, it was already clear that the Israeli government had begun to deny Palestinians in Gaza access to water. ‘Every hour that passes with Israel preventing the provision of safe
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The renowned writer Arthur Koestler warned many years ago that Israel risked becoming `a nasty little Sparta.’ Half a century later Israel, grown rich on US military and financial aid, has become
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The moon will soon totally eclipse the sun – an event rare enough to be measured in centuries. This is a suitable occasion, then, to think about the moon, Earth and humanity.
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Many Nepalese see second time Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane of Rashtra Swatantra Party as a future Prime Minister. With Bell as its election symbol it became the fourth largest party on debut
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Katchatheevu, a 285-acre uninhabited island in the Palk Strait, between India and Sri Lanka, and about 33 km from the Indian coast, has suddenly become a matter of acrimonious debate in India
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SERGEI PRIGIZHIN’S UNTIMELY DEATH It has been proved again and again that attempts to replace President Vladimir Putin are fraught with danger. Before Sergei Prigozhin’s untimely death, the founder and former head
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The following excerpts are adapted from ‘Kachchativu: and the Maritime Boundary of Sri Lanka’ by Mr. W.T. Jayasinghe, former Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs, Sri Lanka. This book delves into
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