Mathematicians around the world are struggling to come to terms with a breakthrough that has challenged their understanding of their profession and its future. On 6 October, OpenAI released 722 manuscripts generated
President Dissanayake’s forthcoming official visit to the Maldives comes at a time that demands not ceremony, but sober reflection and strategic recalibration. It holds particular significance as the Maldives prepares to mark
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The legacy of Zong Qinghou, once China’s richest man and founder of the iconic Wahaha beverage empire, has been plunged into turmoil as his daughter and presumed heir faces a legal battle
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The European Commission has prepared a series of political “safeguards” to appease France’s powerful farming lobby in a bid to secure final approval for its long-delayed trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc,
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China has officially lifted sanctions on former European Parliament member Reinhard Buetikofer, a move that could help restore long-frozen relations between the European Parliament and China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), according to
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DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports to develop and operate the Port of Tartus, marking a major step in regional maritime
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday issued a stark warning to nations maintaining economic ties with Russia, threatening to impose 100 percent “secondary” tariffs if a Ukraine ceasefire is not reached within
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The European Union will expand its use of foreign subsidy investigations to scrutinize non-EU companies investing in the bloc, as it intensifies efforts to protect European industries from what it views as
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies are pivoting away from traditional security anchors in Tel Aviv and Washington and turning toward pragmatic engagement with Tehran. The shift,
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The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), a Washington-based nonprofit that has tracked sightings of unidentified flying objects for decades, has reported a dramatic surge in reports during the first half of 2025.
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Mayday…Mayday…Mayday…No Power…No Thrust…Going Down ~ Final words of Captain on AI Flight 171 Introduction The Preliminary Report on the accident of Air India Flight 171 was released on Friday, 11 July 2025.
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The FATF Financial Action Task Force (2025) Comprehensive Update on Financial Risks highlights evolving terrorist financing risks and warns of gaps in global understanding of the threats. The 134 paged report is
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INTRODUCTION South Asia’s security dynamics are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rise of new-age terrorism characterised by decentralised networks, advanced technology, and the exploitation of socio-political fault lines. The region,
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by Eric Congratulations are in order. Eric Meyer, a career diplomat with decades of global experience, has been nominated as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka. This is no small
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Emerging reports suggest that the United States and Israel are covertly supporting a controversial plan to divide Lebanon into three separate entities — a radical redrawing of borders that would not only
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The deep and often underexamined alliance between Israel and the United Kingdom has roots that stretch back centuries, long before the founding of the modern Israeli state. Driven by a blend of
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