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
At a rambling press conference yesterday, between promoting projects by his Emirati and Saudi business partners from the Trump Organization and showcasing America’s budding kleptocracy, or pontificating about the evils of leaky faucets, electric
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As Orthodox Christmas approaches, crosses and religious icons bearing the initials of President Vladimir Putin are being sent to Russian commanders on the front lines in Ukraine. These gifts were recently blessed
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The Communist Party of Sri Lanka has raised alarm over what it describes as a worrying move by the government to stifle academic freedom and limit open criticism of its adherence to
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On the eve of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Shavendra Silva’s retirement, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Sampath Thuyacontha declared the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s intention to review the
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As America approaches its monumental 250th birthday in 2026, former President Donald Trump is preparing to orchestrate “the most spectacular” celebration the country has ever seen. The festivities, which will span an
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor During President-elect Donald Trump’s press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, today, a series of policy announcements sent ripples through the political establishment and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) is on the brink of being suspended or expelled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a fate that has already befallen
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor On the eve of his final moments in office, President Joe Biden implemented a sweeping ban on oil and gas drilling in over 625 million acres of
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Canada after a decade in office. Trudeau, 53, revealed that he will step down as leader of
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The reassertion of democratic polity in Sri Lanka during the year 2024 is a singular achievement of the people of the country, more than its political class. They had shown that the
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