Ousted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared that she will return to Bangladesh before the end of the year, dismissing a death sentence handed down against her in absentia and
The United National Party has issued a strong statement accusing the government of failing to contain the rapid depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee against the US dollar, warning that the country
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Newly released documents show that Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for Prince Andrew to take on a prominent role in promoting national trade interests, according to a 2000 memo written by
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Radio Caroline, which broadcasts in parts of England, mistakenly declared that King Charles III had died after a computer error activated its “Death of a Monarch” emergency protocol. The station abruptly halted
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The recent occupation of a property in Malwana by a group of student activists does not bode well for Sri Lanka’s already fragile investment climate. Beyond the immediate question of law and
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The granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, has won the latest edition of Celebrity Big Brother, marking a striking moment in Italy’s ongoing cultural confrontation with its fascist history.
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An online political satire group called the Cockroach Janta Party has rapidly become one of the most widely discussed digital trends in India, drawing tens of thousands of followers within a matter
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The lighthearted “Melodi” meme surrounding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has taken on a far more serious global dimension as Modi’s European tour also triggered a
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In a wide-ranging conversation originally featured in El País, American historian and journalist Stephen Kinzer argues that Iran’s modern political trajectory cannot be understood without returning to one defining moment: the 1953
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Political and foreign affairs commentator Mohan Samaranayake meticulously deals with the overthrowing of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022, in a manner that exposed the failure on the part of the then ruling
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A senior official serving in the President’s Secretary’s office in Sri Lanka has reportedly been asked to step down, amid conflicting accounts from multiple unnamed government sources
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