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
India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, emphasized on Friday that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is growing and evolving into one of the most expansive forms of intergovernmental coordination. Speaking at
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Russia increased supplies of platinum to the United States in October to their maximum level in two years – $203 million, which is almost a third of all imports, Sputnik’s analysis of
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by Xinhua writer Chen Dongshu The 3.7-km breakwater of Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City, while stretching out like an arm to embrace the coastal area from high above, resembles a flourishing garden
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by Our Special Correspondent in New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to undertake a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka in the first quarter of 2025, according to a
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Thirty years ago, the Budapest Memorandum ensured the destruction of dangerous post-Soviet nuclear stockpiles but was overshadowed at the time by Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s complaint that NATO expansion was causing a
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Pakistan’s energy sector has seen notable growth, with the country’s certified oil and gas reserves increasing significantly by the end of the 2024 financial year. According to official data from Pakistan’s Petroleum
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The latest data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a significant shift in the popularity of baby names for 2023, with “Muhammad” now officially the most popular name
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The Syrian army announced Thursday that it has redeployed its forces outside the western-central Syrian city of Hama after fierce battles with rebel groups, confirming that rebels have entered the city following
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A cascade of anti-French sentiment continues to sweep across the belt of the Sahel in Africa: joining Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, Chad and Senegal demanded in November that the French government withdraw its military from
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This year, the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka proudly marks the 20th anniversary of the English Access Scholarship Program (Access), a free, transformative initiative that has empowered over 1,300 Sri Lankan youth
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Editorial Minister of Health and Media Nalinda Jayatissa, in parliament yesterday, asserted that “racism will not be allowed to rear its head” and the threat of new laws to combat it is
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Editorial Note: This column is based on remarks made by the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka during the Chinese Food Carnival held on 4 December 2024 at the China Cultural Center in
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In a candid reflection on a 2007 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed that the Russian leader brought his black Labrador, Koni, to the meeting
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A Nobel Peace Prize is an award given to people who have made outstanding contributions to humanity in various fields such as physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace. A Bangladesh’s citizen
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Dr. Ganeshan Wignarajah, in his capacity as an advisor to the Sri Lankan President, and member of the Geopolitical Cartographer board, as mentioned in the latest Indo-Pacific Defence Forum, dealt with the
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