AI is becoming increasingly intelligent, but the deeper question is whether it could one day become conscious. As scientists still cannot fully explain consciousness in humans, determining whether a machine can experience
‘Stop writing about the Mideast or we will throw acid in your and your son’s faces.’ Such was the threat shouted through the front door of our New York City apartment where
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by Durga Velayudham Mahmoud Abbas, denied a visa by the United States to attend the UN General Assembly in what should have been a historic moment, addressed the global body virtually, reaffirming
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The proposal to grant digital voting rights to Sri Lankan expatriates has provoked fierce opposition from some quarters. In “South Asian Spring: Why Expats Should Not Get Digital Vote in Sri Lanka”
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Since August 2024, a shift has occurred in the geopolitical landscape of South Asia, with the emergence of a closer China-Pakistan nexus in Bangladesh. This development is largely attributed to the change
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Ahmed Sharaa alias Abu Mohamed Al Jolani served as the leader of two of the world’s most deadliest insurgent-terrorist movements. However, Sharaa abandoned the vicious ideology and brutal tactics of Al Qaeda
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on excerpts from the latest issue of the CTC Sentinel, published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. The United States has confronted the
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In a fiery and unprecedented address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a scathing attack on Western nations recognizing a Palestinian state,
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China is set to open the Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province on Sunday, officially making it the highest bridge in the world. Suspended 625 metres above the river below, the turquoise
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Local media in Israel reported Thursday evening that Microsoft has severed its Azure cloud services for the Israel Defense Forces’ elite cyber intelligence arm, Unit 8200. The move came as a surprise
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European Union ambassadors will begin deliberations on Friday over a proposal to provide Ukraine with up to €140 billion ($164 billion) in new loans, funded by frozen Russian central bank assets. According
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Iran’s parliament is set to debate on Sunday a letter from dozens of lawmakers urging a shift in the country’s official policy of not pursuing nuclear weapons, amid escalating tensions with Western
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by Satchi Sithanandan Why Tilvin Silva? Because in this precise historical moment, he is the man of the hour. The criticisms flung against him are not simply unfounded — they are envenomed
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor New Delhi’s latest parliamentary and naval strategy documents, published mid last month, have delivered an unusually blunt assessment of Sri Lanka’s place in India’s Indian Ocean calculus.
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Editor’s Note: The following article is adapted from The Interpreter, the analysis and commentary platform of the Lowy Institute, an independent Australian think tank focused on international policy and global affairs. Discreet,
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has dismissed recent false and inflammatory claims by former US President Donald Trump regarding Sharia law in the UK capital, responding with humor and pointed criticism. Trump, speaking
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