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
China’s Unitree Robotics has become one of the world’s biggest producers of humanoid and quadruped robots, but some of the technology behind its most successful robot dogs traces back to research funded
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A special discussion on plans to introduce a passenger drone service in Sri Lanka was held at the premises of the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Sri Lanka has been named alongside Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines as a Southeast Asian “microhub” within what a US report describes as China’s global
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Amid the intensifying U.S.–China rivalry in the Indian Ocean, career diplomat Eric S. Meyer was sworn in this week as the new U.S. Ambassador to Colombo. Known for his emphasis on countering
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The already volatile strategic triangle linking China, India and Pakistan has acquired another layer of complexity after Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a new defensive alliance in Mecca. The agreement, which
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A statement by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia’s official media arm on August 07 outlines some details of the “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement,” [MJDA] signed by the three leaders of Saudi
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Daniel McKinnon knows better than most that artificial intelligence can change a career. For years, the 40-year-old engineer worked for Meta developing AI systems, initially helping improve speech recognition for the company’s
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Mexico and Peru have restored diplomatic relations after four years of political confrontation, opening a new chapter between the two Latin American countries despite Mexico’s continued support for former Peruvian president Pedro
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Taiwan’s move to dissolve the pro-Beijing Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) has triggered a political and constitutional controversy over whether security concerns are being used to suppress dissent. The island’s interior ministry
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are expected to sign a trilateral defence pact at a summit in Jeddah on Friday, according to information obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP) from Saudi military and
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A major Chinese historical film portraying the Qing dynasty’s conquest of Taiwan has been indefinitely delayed without official explanation, despite extensive state backing and expectations that it would become one of the
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The lack of adequate and dignified housing has been one of the primary human rights and infrastructure issues faced for decades by the estate community, who are the producers of Sri Lanka’s
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“Made in China” has long been a familiar label around the world. For decades, it was often found on clothing, household furniture and consumer electronics, products that became part of everyday life
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A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could ultimately be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for potential strikes against Ukraine, according to a senior
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A rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute between the United States and Brazil has intensified just weeks before Brazilians head to the polls, with visa cancellations, accusations of electoral interference, tariff disputes, and growing
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