by Our Correspondent in Hong Kong SAR The speed of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s flight between Beijing and Washington has exposed an unusual consequence of the competing airspace restrictions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Chinese airlines can use Russian airspace, while American carriers
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Sri Lanka’s opposition is preparing to bring a no-confidence motion against parliamentary Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne containing 46 allegations concerning his official activities and the use of state property and resources, according to
Sri Lanka may have spent years looking for a deep state in the wrong place. The more immediate concern is whether a disciplined political organisation is gradually extending its influence across state institutions, appointments and decision-making. The question is no
Sri Lankan authorities have completed a five-day workshop aimed at developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for responding to radiological and nuclear emergencies within the
This interview traces Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda’s journey from JVP revolutionary to political scientist, examining his early experiences of poverty, caste and inequality, his role
As Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump concluded a three-day state visit on Friday, attention extended beyond bilateral talks, the state dinner and military ceremonies to the highly visible interactions between the two presidential couples. According to the South China Morning
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For more than two decades, Pakistan has conducted repeated counterterrorism campaigns against
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For Kleyton Zacarioto, a 39-year-old butcher near São Paulo’s historic centre, Brazil’s economic recovery has yet to translate into easier household finances. Customers have been buying less meat for years as food prices have risen, he said, and he has decided not to vote
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Sri Lanka’s opposition is preparing to bring a no-confidence motion against parliamentary Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne containing 46 allegations concerning his official activities and the use of state property and resources, according to
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by Our Correspondent in Hong Kong SAR The speed of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s flight between Beijing and Washington has exposed an unusual consequence of the competing airspace restrictions imposed after Russia’s
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Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, 44, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after documenting protests and civilian suffering in Iran, a punishment she says was imposed because she continued to work
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Friedrich Merz is facing the deepest crisis of his chancellorship after 16 months in office, with his promised programme of economic reforms still largely unrealised and growing dissatisfaction among German voters. The
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Sri Lanka may have spent years looking for a deep state in the wrong place. The more immediate concern is whether a disciplined political organisation is gradually extending its influence across state
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As Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump concluded a three-day state visit on Friday, attention extended beyond bilateral talks, the state dinner and military ceremonies to the highly visible
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For more than two decades, Pakistan has conducted repeated counterterrorism campaigns against Taliban militants and Baloch insurgents in its western regions bordering Afghanistan and Iran. Yet the country remains caught in a
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OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those operated by the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, people familiar with the matter said. The
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China’s rapid push into artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics is attracting billions of dollars in investment, but economists and business leaders are warning that the transformation carries risks ranging from excessive valuations
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Sri Lankan authorities have completed a five-day workshop aimed at developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for responding to radiological and nuclear emergencies within the country’s territorial waters. The programme concluded in Colombo
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OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those operated by the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, people familiar with the matter said. The company’s agentic AI systems interacted with SEC.gov and Investor.gov and accessed publicly
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by Eric Chris A. Rutkowski’s Canada’s UFO Secrets: Disclosing Government Files on What Is Happening in Our Skies is most interesting when it stops behaving like a UFO book. Its real subject
by Nil Rory Cormac’s Fakers is not merely a history of British covert propaganda. It is an anatomy of a state learning to weaponise uncertainty. Its most unsettling achievement is to show
