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
What emerges from the dramatic happenings of the past week is that the 3-year chronicle of US-Russia rivalry and the NATO’s proxy war in Ukraine was a crisis engineered with great deliberation
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a
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The BRICS Summit 2025 has been officially scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro from July 6 to 7, according to the association’s press service. This marks a significant event under
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Elon Musk’s recent assault on the US government, particularly through his creation of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), has sparked a wave of intrigue and concern. As reported by Financial
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Under Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States appears to have set its sights on exerting control over critical global trade routes, aiming to consolidate economic and strategic dominance. By seeking influence over
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s flight to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was abruptly turned around on Thursday night due to a mechanical issue. The Boeing C-32 aircraft, a converted
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Nigeria’s defense chief, General Christopher Musa, revealed on Thursday that the Canadian Embassy in Abuja has denied him and several senior military officers visas to attend the Invictus Games in Vancouver. The
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A member of Qatar’s ruling family has been denied the right to force the sale of the world’s largest cut blue diamond, known as the “Idol’s Eye,” after a High Court ruling
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In response to Donald Trump’s controversial proposal for Gaza, European nations are working closely with key Arab states to develop an alternative plan that would secure a more viable future for the
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In a bold move to reshape global trade, Donald Trump unveiled a new tariff plan that would impose “reciprocal” tariffs on America’s major trading partners, including Brazil, India, Japan, Canada, and the
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Syria’s central bank has flown in a new supply of banknotes from Russia in a bid to alleviate a severe cash shortage that has left the country’s economy on the brink of
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met at the White House in a high-profile bilateral meeting, marking Modi’s first visit since Trump returned to office. Their discussions covered a
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by Our Correspondents in Colombo and in Washington DC The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, is reportedly working behind the scenes to prevent the formation of a parliamentary
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Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated remarks about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, calling the idea a “non-starter” and vowing to defend Canadian
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has urged Western nations to focus on developing open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models, cautioning that failure to do so could lead to China taking the lead in
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