In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
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by Our Correspondnent in Colombo A significant disclosure was made during yesterday’s court proceedings into Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, when Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris told the court that military
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Ursula Kemp was a strong-willed woman. That may have been one reason she eventually ended up on the gallows. A midwife and healer in the small English village of St Osyth, Kemp
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While centre driven and managed high level economic changes, both structural and financial, are necessary, an assumption that the benefits of such changes will flow to the periphery through a trickledown theory
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A proposed agreement on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could mark a turning point not only for one of the world’s most strategically important waterways, but for the wider Middle East.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Independence Day address has emerged as a focal point in the United States’ increasingly polarized political landscape, drawing sharp reactions from across the ideological spectrum and prompting
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by Our Political Affairs Editor We believe no introduction is necessary for Ali Sabry. His name is already tied to one of the most dramatic and painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern
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The appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany in January 1933 remains one of the most scrutinized events of the twentieth century. In his latest book, Irresponsables, historian Johann Chapoutot delves
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Revolut has been fined €11.5 million in Italy after regulators determined the company provided misleading information about fees and terms for its investment products. The Italian competition watchdog, AGCM, found that the
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Reports say that Ayatollah Khamenei’s son-in-law and daughter-in-law were reportedly killed in recent strikes as tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States escalate. A member of
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Senior officials from the United States Space Force say the rapid expansion of China’s surveillance satellite network is pushing the United States toward developing offensive space capabilities, marking a significant shift in
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Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, declared that the party’s longstanding opposition to India has come to an end, signaling a complete reversal in policy. Speaking during a discussion
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During the 2024 presidential election, after Thalatha Athukorala withdrew from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, popular actress and SLPP parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe appeared on Sajith’s stage in Kandy. Within 24 hours of Geetha
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The Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) played a significant role in Sri Lanka’s overall campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The EPDP threw its weight behind the war effort
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U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Republican lawmakers that failure to retain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections could lead to his impeachment by Democrats, framing the vote as a
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