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
A luxury resort project in southern Albania involving international investors including Jared Kushner is facing escalating controversy after villagers alleged that parts of the development are being built on land that was
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When the Easter bomb exploded, the Rajapaksas were caught in the October conspiracy and were lost… Someone said while looking at the newspapers at the newsstand. “So you’re saying that the Rajapaksas
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The Rajanganaya Police Station in Anuradhapura District was one of the five police stations captured by the rebels during the April 1971 uprising, which took place 55 years ago. It is now
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The image of bank robberies once defined public perceptions of financial crime: masked figures, armed raids, and dramatic escapes. Today, that image has been replaced by a quieter but far more pervasive
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The first serious backchannel talks, or Track-II dialogues, between two countries began in 1987, when India was engaged in Operation Brasstacks, a massive war exercise by the Indian armed forces at the
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by Durga Velayudham Suresh Sallay is now a detention case the state cannot bury under procedure, and the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture arriving in Sri Lanka between 15 and 24
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Government politicians are giving a running commentary of the investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. They usually do so in Parliament and at media briefings to generate headlines and distract attention
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During the recent assault on Gaza, thousands of activists witnessed their posts deleted or their accounts restricted simply for documenting Israeli occupation crimes or expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. This is far from
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South Africa witnessed a historic Conference of the Left convened by the South African Communist Party (SACP) from 29–31 May 2026. The gathering brought together communist parties, socialist organisations, trade unions, community
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The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is scheduled to return to Sri Lanka from 15 to 24 June, marking its first visit to the country in seven years, to
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The informal grouping known as the “Dumpling Alliance” emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a shorthand for a cluster of Eastern European states that deepened political and symbolic support for Taiwan. Coined
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The United States Navy littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at the Port of Colombo on June 12, the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka announced, marking another scheduled stop in
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The former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has said she would regard a possible veto against her candidacy for United Nations Secretary-General as a point of honor if it were based on
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The vulnerability of submarine communication cables is emerging as a growing strategic concern in global geopolitics, with industry leaders warning that the real impact of emerging deep-sea sabotage capabilities may lie in
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States and Iran could sign a peace agreement as soon as this weekend, a deal he said would reopen the Strait of
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