Sri Lanka’s post-1978 political history offers a curious pattern: constitutional amendments designed to strengthen those in power have often produced consequences that later weakened or destroyed them. From the Second Amendment and
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Iranian President Pezeshkian vowed a decisive crackdown on price gouging and hoarding as nationwide protests entered their 12th day, following the reported death of a policeman during unrest near Tehran. The president,
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya admitted to senior Buddhist leaders that a serious error occurred in the country’s new Grade 6 English module, which included a reference to a questionable website.
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Russia has dispatched a submarine and other naval assets to escort an empty, rusting oil tanker being pursued by the United States, turning an obscure maritime enforcement case into a new flashpoint
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The US Justice Department has quietly removed language identifying Nicolás Maduro as the leader of the so-called Cartel of the Suns, softening one of its most sweeping accusations against the Venezuelan president
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More than 40 million Americans now turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, according to a report from OpenAI shared exclusively with Axios. The findings highlight how artificial intelligence is increasingly filling
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has drawn up a contingency plan to flee the country if unrest intensifies and his security forces fail to contain nationwide protests, according to an intelligence
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Israel has announced it will suspend the operations of more than two dozen humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting January 1, 2026, a move that will affect an estimated 25 to 38 groups,
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