by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor India has decided to sideline Sri Lanka from a substantive role at this year’s BRICS summit in New Delhi, scheduled for 12–13 September this weekend, according to
by Luxman Aravind For more than six decades, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna built its political identity around confrontation with the existing state structure. Its language was not the language of gradual reform,
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Across the Middle East, the scale of destruction has created one of the most daunting reconstruction challenges in modern history. Hospitals, schools, homes, power networks and water systems have been reduced to
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for immediate action to prevent further deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, urging independent investigations into every reported
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For eight years, Morocco has lived with a clock set closer to much of Europe than to its own traditional timetable. Now, after years of public debate and criticism, the North African
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on the French Riviera on Thursday for a bilateral summit aimed at strengthening cooperation between two of Europe’s largest economies, following
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A new US national fair celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence has opened in Washington, combining tourism, business promotion and patriotic displays while facing opposition from several states that
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The events unfolding are murky — it is unclear which direction the nation is heading. Since the introduction of provincial governance and the office of governor, Sri Lanka has not previously witnessed
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Three individuals, including the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa, have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over an alleged Rs. 120 million bribery transaction
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Hundreds of China’s senior military officials have completed an unprecedented 10-week ideological training programme that required them to study President Xi Jinping’s speeches, examine corruption cases and undergo military discipline exercises, according
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The Collective for Social Media Declaration (CSMD) has raised concerns over the proposed Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka Bill, gazetted by the government in June 2026, warning that the
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