Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran, opening a new and potentially consequential front in the Middle East war as fighting around
by Our Correspondent in Colombo For decades, Sri Lanka’s prison system has struggled with overcrowding, ageing infrastructure and operational pressures that have challenged successive administrations. A major attempt to address those structural
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For years, Uyghur fighters arrived in Syria through conflict routes stretching from Central Asia to the Turkish-Syrian border, joining armed opposition groups battling the government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Many
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For many Filipino women who travelled to Saudi Arabia seeking financial security for their families, the promise of overseas employment became an experience marked by exhaustion, isolation and fear, according to a
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Truecaller has entered a public dispute with India’s telecom regulator over the country’s anti-spam rules, arguing that restrictions on caller ID services are making it harder to protect consumers from unwanted calls
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A federal judge has ordered U.S. President Donald Trump to pay $5.8 million in compensation to writer E. Jean Carroll after the Supreme Court rejected his request to overturn a jury award
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The United States has launched a new wave of attacks against Iran after President Donald Trump declared an interim peace agreement with Tehran effectively over, escalating the most serious confrontation between the
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U.S. President Donald Trump brought renewed tensions to a NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, publicly criticizing European allies, questioning their support for his campaign against Iran and repeating his demand for
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Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, announced on Thursday that it will invest an additional A$500 million (US$346 million) in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), expanding its long-term commitment to the
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Global nuclear power capacity is expected to expand sharply over the next decade, led by rapid reactor construction in China and India, according to a report released on Wednesday by research provider
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Yesterday, a French appeals court shortened a ban on far-right leader Marine Le Pen seeking public office, effectively allowing her to stand in the 2027 presidential election. Hours after the verdict was
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The Hamas announced on July 6, 2026 that it is relinquishing its rule of the Gaza Strip. Is Hamas doing this to preserve its political survival and military capabilities? There is consensus after the
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Stand in a Chinese metropolis like Beijing, and the visual contrast is immediate. Ancient cultural relics sit alongside hyper-modern skyscrapers, compressing centuries into a single frame. But step away from the tourist
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By the time security forces secure the site of an attack in Balochistan, another battle is often already underway. Within minutes, videos appear on social media, statements circulate across encrypted messaging platforms,
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Gurpreet Singh aka Goldy Rajpura aka Goldy Dhillon, a foreign-based gangster and close associate of Canada-based gangster and designated terrorist Satinderjit Singh aka Goldy Brar, was arrested in Madrid, Spain, on July 3, 2026, by Spanish authorities acting
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France’s National Assembly has approved a contentious bill that would establish a legal presumption of self-defence for police officers and gendarmes who use their service weapons, advancing legislation that has ignited fierce
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