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
The JVP’s media wing initially issued text of a speech by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, suggesting he mentioned a plot to assassinate him. However, the party’s media wing has since clarified that
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by Our Special Correspondent in New Delhi Professor S.D. Muni, a renowned expert on South Asian geopolitics, has asserted that it was the United States, through its diplomatic influence, that played a
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When Dante Alighieri and his guide reach the fifth circle of hell in Inferno’s Canto VII, they come across the River Styx, where people who could not contain their anger in life now
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French prosecutors have requested a five-year prison sentence and a ban from holding public office for Marine Le Pen, the former leader of the far-right National Rally party, in an ongoing embezzlement
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Sri Lanka’s 2024 General Election has officially concluded, with polling stations across the country closing at 4:00 p.m. today, November 14, marking the end of a high-turnout election. According to initial reports,
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While the United States was still busy counting votes, Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz suddenly fell apart last Wednesday, plunging Europe’s largest economy into chaos. Now, Germans are set
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The Wall Street journal, which has a track record of spreading irascible scepticism over Donald Trump’s credentials for re-election as US president, has come out with yet another sensational story that Congressman
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), having raised expectations about National People’s Power (NPP) in the eyes of the public as never before by coming to power claiming to be holier than all
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My Diwali and Tihar vacation in Nepal is continuing. Here is a flash report from Pokhara. After a turbulent 18-month rule, in which former Prime Minister Prachanda had to seek a vote
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The 2024 U.S. presidential election was framed as a crucial test for the nation’s political system, with ongoing concerns over oligarchy, mob rule, a breakdown of equal protection under the law, and
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President-Elect Donald Trump has announced two major appointments for his incoming administration: Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense and Mike Huckabee as U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Both appointees are known for their
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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision. This move is seen as a victory for
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Editorial Voting is often glorified as the ultimate expression of our democratic power, the bedrock of our society. We are repeatedly told that each ballot cast is a solemn duty, that it
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Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you — either by direct taxes, or by the cruelly
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The 35th annual “November Heroes’ Commemoration” took place yesterday at the New Town Hall in Colombo, organised by the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), a party founded after breaking away from the JVP
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