Morocco is entering a more assertive phase of its foreign policy, buoyed by international backing that has strengthened Rabat’s confidence and encouraged it to revisit questions of territorial sovereignty beyond the Western
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a series of fresh concessions aimed at calming widespread student unrest over examination paper leaks, as protesters prepared for a nationwide demonstration on Friday despite
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Tensions between China and the Philippines have intensified following fresh accusations by the Philippine Coast Guard that Chinese vessels used water cannons against Philippine government ships for a second consecutive day near
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The race to lead the United Nations has moved into a critical stage after months of preliminary manoeuvring gave way to the first public debate between the six official candidates seeking to
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Vietnam is preparing to introduce sweeping new restrictions on the use of social media by children under the age of 16, according to a draft decree reviewed by Reuters, marking the country’s
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The United States has imposed a 10% tariff on goods imported from Sri Lanka under a sweeping new trade regime targeting 60 economies over what Washington says is the failure of trading
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A Sri Lankan court has directed police authorities to ensure that Chinese nationals brought before the judiciary are accompanied by a suitable language interpreter, following disruptions to court proceedings caused by the
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There are moments in history when a system appears so complete that it becomes difficult to imagine its end. When Britannia ‘ruled the waves’, it was thought in large parts of the
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The belief that unseen elites secretly govern the United States has become one of the most enduring themes in American political life. While the recent controversy surrounding the Epstein files has once
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The brutal killing of four migrant farm workers in Calabria has reignited scrutiny of Italy’s illegal labour recruitment system known as “caporalato”, with social organisations warning that the practice continues to expose
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by Our Correspondent in Jaffna The European Union Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Carmen Moreno, questioned why the Sinhalese-majority South was “anxious” about investment being directed to Northern Sri Lanka, making the remarks
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