Diplomatic efforts to end an acute and bloody armed conflict should always be welcomed and the persistence of Donald Trump’s administration, which has pursued this goal for more than a year and
A little after 8 a.m. on Thursday, the doors of Room 12 at the Superior Court building in downtown Los Angeles swung open, and the day’s proceedings began with the quiet gravity
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“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama. Background The eighth day of March has, in contemporary global consciousness, come to represent far more than a
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On the last day of February, the United States and Israel launched a new round of military strikes against Iran. In the opening minutes of the operation, the residence of Iran’s Supreme
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A senior executive at OpenAI has resigned over concerns about the company’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, highlighting growing tensions within the technology sector over the military use of artificial
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Nearly four decades ago, the funeral of Iran’s revolutionary founder descended into scenes so chaotic that even seasoned observers struggled to comprehend them. Now, as Iran prepares to bury its second supreme
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What occurred in the waters south of Sri Lanka during the first week of March 2026 was not merely another violent episode in the long chronicle of maritime conflict. It was an
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The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a detailed report warning that the country could face significant disruptions to electricity generation in April, June, and July 2026 due to the
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Ales Bialiatski, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist and head of the Viasna human rights centre, has given a harrowing account of life under Alexander Lukashenko’s authoritarian rule. Speaking to Times UK from
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Sri Lanka’s rapidly changing population structure requires a strengthened and more responsive health management system, according to Professor Manori Weeratunga, President of the Sri Lanka Society of Population Scientists. Professor Weeratunga made
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On 28 February, a few hours after negotiators said that Iran had accepted many of the demands regarding its nuclear programme, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. This was
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