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Pressure is mounting on Israel over the treatment of Palestinian detainees held in its prison system following the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, as allegations of physical abuse, inadequate medical care,
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Kenyan politicians are increasingly hiring armed groups for as little as 500 Kenyan shillings, or about $4 a day, to disrupt political rivals, attack protesters and intimidate civil society organizations, according to
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The alleged kidnapping, rape and killing of an 11-year-old girl in eastern India has renewed national attention on the country’s continuing struggle to curb sexual violence, with activists, lawyers and officials pointing
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The Sri Lankan Court of Appeal on Monday postponed until July 17 the further hearing of an urgent writ petition filed by former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General Suresh Sallay,
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A Chinese-born American seismologist whose U.S.-funded research focused on detecting North Korean nuclear tests has been detained in China for nearly two years and is awaiting trial on espionage charges, according to
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Opposition Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has alleged that the Sri Lankan government is preparing to extend the tenure of the current Army Commander until January 2028 at the request of Archbishop of
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When the French Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Rémi Lambert, and the German Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dr. Felix Neumann, travelled together to Jaffna, their visit became more than a routine diplomatic engagement
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The government has proposed extending the retirement period of all judges by two years, widening an earlier plan that focused only on Appeal Court and Supreme Court judges, amid concerns over judicial
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Sudan’s Anti-Terrorism Court on Sunday sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, to death in absentia after finding him guilty of genocide
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European Union foreign ministers are set to examine whether there is sufficient support for new measures targeting trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank during a meeting on Monday, according
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Editorial According to a Colombo-based newspaper report, Sri Lanka’s India-backed Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) project has reached a troubling stage after financial proposals submitted by Indian companies for the Master System Integrator
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In the long arc of Chinese Communist Party history, Xi Zhongxun occupies a distinctive place. He was a revolutionary, a senior leader and, at times, a victim of political purges. Yet what
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