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
A Democratic-backed proposal aimed at fast-tracking separate funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed in the U.S. Senate on Saturday, deepening the country’s airport security crisis. The measure, which sought to
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reappointed as president of state affairs, according to state media KCNA, following the first session of the country’s Supreme People’s Assembly. The meeting, held
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Blaming foreign intelligence agencies has long been a part of Sri Lankan politics, particularly among left-nationalist political blocs since the end of the civil war. During times of political turmoil, conspiracy narratives
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Why didn’t Premadasa queue up when Saddam was killed? ‘All this is because of Trump…’‘He managed the country beautifully…’‘Oh… what can the government do?’ ‘During Gota’s time, oil was lost because of
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Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, has marked the Persian New Year with a message that intertwines religious observance, national resilience, and a recounting of what he describes
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Italy is heading toward a pivotal moment that could reshape its democratic framework, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stakes her political future on a controversial overhaul of the country’s judiciary. The proposed
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Grieving families in Iran are confronting the devastating human cost of the war that erupted on February 28, as U.S. and Israeli air strikes continue to strike Tehran and other cities. Marzia
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China’s leadership has reaffirmed its ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence and advanced technology through a new five-year national strategy that emphasizes scientific innovation, technological self-reliance, and expanded research
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Last week, speaking at a House Republican retreat, President Trump declared with characteristic certainty: “The world respects us right now more than they have ever respected us before… the United States has
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In one of Abu Dhabi’s largest malls, martial Emirati music echoed across near-empty corridors. Shop assistants folded trousers with listless efficiency while cleaners mopped floors, their movements almost ceremonial against a backdrop
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