Islamic State Pakistan Province (ISPP) remains a relatively small but persistent militant threat in Pakistan, using sectarian violence, targeted assassinations and occasional suicide attacks to exploit deep communal and political fault lines,
Sri Lanka’s leading business body has urged the government to take coordinated and proactive steps to safeguard the country’s economic stability as global uncertainty intensifies, particularly amid the escalating conflict in the
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As geopolitical tensions intensify in the Middle East and Russian gas supplies remain unpredictable, European nations are increasingly turning to Africa as a crucial source of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Next month,
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Maharashtra’s excellent performance in dealing with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) remained visible through 2025. In order to push the Maoists further back in the state, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, on
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The Iranians have demonstrated that Trump badly misjudged their capability. Trump is now calling on other countries, with little success, to send their warships to help keep open the Strait of Hormuz as
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Social media platforms including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and TikTok have been accused of exploiting users’ anger and outrage to boost engagement, according to whistleblowers and a BBC investigation highlighted by Times
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Grieving families in Iran are confronting the devastating human cost of the war that erupted on February 28, as U.S. and Israeli air strikes continue to strike Tehran and other cities. Marzia
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The Summit in Miami On 7 March 2026, at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Donald Trump inaugurated the “Shield of the Americas” summit, convening right-wing leaders from Latin America
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Saudi Aramco’s recent letter to its international oil buyers revealed a stark new reality for the global energy market: uncertainty over export ports in April underscores Iran’s decisive role in controlling oil
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The Philippines on Monday firmly rejected China’s claim of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, responding to a statement from Beijing’s embassy that a Filipino diplomat had allegedly conceded Scarborough Shoal
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Top economic officials from the United States and China concluded talks in Paris on Monday, aiming to lay groundwork for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to address trade,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, recently has strongly refuted claims that the Tamil communities in the Northern and Eastern provinces harbor opposition to China.
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Sri Lanka’s government has confirmed that Provincial Council elections, long overdue, will be held by the end of this year, with the official date expected to be announced before June, according to
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The war on Iran and the obliteration of Gaza is the beginning. Welcome to the new world order. The age of technologically-advanced barbarism. There are no rules for the strong, only for
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The escalating confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan is colliding with widening turmoil in the Middle East, creating new economic and security pressures across South Asia. As Islamabad and the Taliban exchange air
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For Paki Wieland (1944-2026), who fought the cruelty of US imperialism all her adult life. The morning of my departure from José Martí Airport, named after the father of the nation, I
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