There are moments in the long march of international affairs when a summit, otherwise destined for the archives of routine diplomacy, acquires the resonance of a turning point. The BRICS Summit convened
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has taken legal action before the Court of Appeal seeking an order to prevent his detention under the Temporary Provisions Act (Prevention of Terrorism) in connection with investigations
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The United States military has overseen a large-scale, secretive operation to move Gulf oil through ship-to-ship transfers using tactics similar to those long employed by Iran to bypass sanctions, according to an
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A US-Iran agreement announced after a three-month war has brought an end to major hostilities and reopened diplomatic channels, but analysts say the deal leaves Washington facing unresolved challenges while strengthening Tehran’s
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Public frustration is increasing in Venezuela as expectations of economic improvement and political transformation linked to greater United States involvement have failed to materialise, according to a report by El País. While
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Artificial intelligence will change every job in Germany, and neither academic degrees nor vocational qualifications can guarantee protection from its effects, according to Andrea Nahles, head of Germany’s Federal Employment Agency, who
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An unusual meeting with frontline troops offered a rare glimpse into how the Russian president publicly acknowledges battlefield challenges while signaling his determination to press ahead with the war in Ukraine. As
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The helicopters began arriving over the southern shores of Lake Geneva as thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the tightly secured perimeter of the summit venue in Évian-les-Bains. Yet even before the first
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor A widening institutional rivalry at the heart of Brussels is exposing deep strains in the European Union’s diplomatic architecture, as competing centres of authority challenge the coherence
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The convulsions that engulfed Bangladesh in August 2024 continue to cast a long and ominous shadow over the nation’s destiny. To many supporters of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and numerous critics of
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So Donald Trump, on his 80th birthday, announced a deal in which there would be a 60-day ceasefire. Precise details have not yet been officially published. But, according to reports, they apparently include a cessation of attacks in Lebanon,
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On June 11, 2026, a Government Middle School was destroyed in an explosion caused by a device planted by unidentified persons in the Sheri Khel area under the Shahbaz Khel Police Station
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On June 7, 2026, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for two recent shooting incidents targeting Indian nationals in Portugal, via a social media post. The post referred to a shooting at the residence
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African leaders and development experts have warned that the continent is struggling not with a lack of ideas, but with turning existing policies and frameworks into concrete results, as calls intensify for
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The report portrays a moment in Washington shaped not only by the approaching 250th anniversary celebrations of the United States but also by a president whose presence has become inseparable from the
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Herat, a historic city in western Afghanistan, has become the epicenter of renewed tension after women-led protests were violently dispersed by Taliban forces. According to testimonies collected and reported by El País,
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