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
U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking proposal to take over Gaza and clear the territory of its Palestinian population has sparked widespread controversy and concern. According to reports, Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and
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The fragility of U.S. power was clear when a small Chinese startup released the DeepSeek machine learning program. The U.S. stock market Nasdaq shuddered, with technology stocks collapsing. This collapse is not a
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi As Delhi voters headed to the polls in a crucial assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a spiritual dip in the holy waters of the
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Sri Lanka may not be the richest, but will build a nation of richest spirit ~ President Anura Kumara Dissanayake On February 4, 1948, Sri Lanka was granted its long-sought independence, marking
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Editor’s Note: The following New York Times (NYT) article attempts to capture what it terms a “pivotal shift in Sri Lanka’s political scene,” where women are not only rising to power but
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by Luxman Aravind The concept of freedom, as it was first articulated in Sri Lanka’s colonial struggle, remains strikingly dissonant in the present. What was once hailed as an unassailable victory over
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates its 77th Independence Day from British rule. The island was colonised for more than 400 years by European colonial powers. In the wake of Sri Lanka’s celebrated
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Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident, has long used his art as a platform to challenge political norms and confront societal issues. In an insightful interview with The Independent UK, Ai
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Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the U.S. President Donald Trump, has built a global business empire, leveraging relationships established during his tenure in the first Trump White House. As reported by the
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As Sri Lanka marks its 77th Independence Day, every citizen should be aware of the threats and risks facing the nation. As its highest priority, Sri Lanka must learn from its past
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