India’s growing global influence faces a difficult test as international investigations expose alleged criminal networks operating across borders, while separate cases raise concerns about immigration enforcement and alleged state-linked interference abroad. The
Thousands of people demonstrated across Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Albania over the weekend, protesting against rising living costs, education expenses and government policies, as confrontations with police turned violent in several cities. In Berlin, about 300 school pupils also gathered
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday in demonstrations that brought together previously separate protest movements, as anger
In 2018, a young Syrian named Youssef Juma was repairing a laptop belonging to a local security commander when he discovered footage of a
In 2014, the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration (IOM) launched the Missing Migrants Project. The project, which ‘hosts the only open-access database of records of deaths during migration on the global
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Education as the Foundation of Leadership: Schools around the world are increasingly recognized not just as centers of learning, but as training grounds for future leaders. From Singapore’s high-performing public schools to
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The intersection of public health management and international sporting events has become increasingly sensitive in the post-pandemic world. Transparency, preparedness, and institutional credibility are now central to decisions about hosting global tournaments.
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Each year, on 5 February, the international community is reminded that the Kashmir dispute—one of the most intractable and potentially explosive conflicts of the modern age—remains a cause that requires justice, resolution,
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A 22-year-old woman died by suicide after jumping in front of a train near the Dehiwala railway station yesterday (04), with police stating that she had been unable to cope with constant
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On the sun-drenched islands of Fiji, known for pristine beaches and exclusive resorts, a hidden epidemic has quietly taken hold. Methamphetamine use and HIV infections are rising at alarming rates, fueled by
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The latest tranche of documents released by the U.S. Justice Department, totaling an astonishing three million pages, offers unprecedented insight into the private life of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex
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Balochistan is passing through its fifth wave of insurgency, and I am not merely an observer of this conflict but one of its earliest witnesses and victims. This cycle of violence unfolded
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The latest tranche of documents from the U.S. Justice Department, released Friday under a congressional transparency law, casts fresh light on the relationship between Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned linguist, and Jeffrey Epstein,
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In the first fifteen days of 2026, Delhi recorded a statistic that has sent shockwaves through the capital and beyond: more than 500 women and girls went missing in just two weeks.
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by Luxman Aravind Though Sri Lanka parades one of the highest literacy rates in South Asia and flaunts it as evidence of civilisational maturity within global development indices, the country has repeatedly
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We are all human beings, and our nationality and religion are simply accidents of birth -Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (British American structural biologist and former president of the Royal Society) In this day and
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A formal complaint accusing the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, of serious fraud and corruption has been submitted to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or
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Government sources said yesterday that the long-running controversy surrounding the appointment of a new Auditor General, which has triggered a serious administrative crisis, is expected to be resolved tomorrow (03). The assurance
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The Government Medical Officers Association has intensified its ongoing trade union action from 8.00 am today (02), citing the government’s failure to provide a positive response to a series of long-standing demands
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