The television series Asking the Vast Earth (问苍茫, 2023) opens with a scene of a young Mao Zedong swimming in the Xiang River, swollen from the heavy rains. A fisherman calls from the bank
The oldest known engravings consist of zigzag patterns and parallel lines, carved into freshwater mussel shells at Trinil on the island of Java, Indonesia. These grooves, made by Homo erectus, date to roughly half
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A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching
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A symposium in Shanghai has revisited the celebrated eight-hour meeting between Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw and Chinese literary pioneer Lu Xun in 1933, using historical reenactments, scholarly discussion and cultural exchange
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The history of the Sri Lanka Navy, which completed 75 years in 2025, is both eventful and fascinating. The Navy Act was passed by our first Parliament on 9 December 1950. This
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“A Yasapalitha Production… A Feast of Entertainment” was the promotional slogan used for films directed by Yasapalitha Nanayakkara, the father of the current Justice Minister, Harshana Nanayakkara. The Nanayakkara family came from
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A relationship that began with hopes of commerce and mutual opportunity has evolved into one of the defining geopolitical rivalries of the 21st century. Historians say the United States’ long-held ambitions to
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Three decades after the publication of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk says the cultural space for transgressive fiction in the United States fundamentally changed after the 11 September attacks. Speaking to El País
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In an extensive interview with Die Zeit, former German ambassador to Moscow Rüdiger von Fritsch reflects on growing up with a father who remained committed to Nazi ideology throughout his life, the
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History has a way of circling back to truth. However long injustice may reign, however loudly the liars may shout, the story of Bangladesh today stands poised on that eternal hinge where
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Formation of Chabad houses in Weligama and the East Coast sparked a mass agitation across the country, paving the path for many social media pundits to depict Jewish tourists to the island
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