Argentina arrived in Qatar with the sole ambition of ensuring that Lionel Messi’s final World Cup would be remembered as the one which bathed his legacy in the brilliant, golden glow only this tournament can confer. Instead, it must now…
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King Charles III, in his first address to the nation as sovereign, made clear his intention to carry on his mother’s legacy while honouring her service, telling the nation in a televised speech, “Our values have remained and must remain…
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The US Open threw the closest thing to a farewell celebration that Serena Williams would allow for her opening-round match Monday (Aug 29) night. But if a party was all that the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion wanted, she could have…
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Wickremesinghe's nickname fits him well: He has achieved his dream of becoming president despite not being particularly popular with the public and not belonging to a majority party. The question is what kind of legacy this wily politician…
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This tale of three different politicians - Shinzo Abe, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Boris Johnson - is a reminder of how the pursuit of political power in the absence of a serious governance agenda and personal integrity often consumes leaders…
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Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after fleeing to Singapore via the Maldives, bringing a dramatic end to the rule of the powerful Rajapaksa clan for more than 20 years, leaving behind a country in deep …
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By Thomas Gibbons Neff The end of the United States’ longest war was unceremonious — trash blowing across the single airstrip of Kabul’s international airport, Afghans lingering outside the gates, still hoping in vain for evacuation,…
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COLOMBO - Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris highlighted the long and fruitful relationship between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands, which has influenced the legal system, architecture, cuisine, culture and lifestyle, as well as various facets of the…
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By David E. Sanger Rarely in modern presidential history have words come back to bite an American commander in chief as swiftly as these from President Joe Biden a little more than five weeks ago: “There’s going to be no circumstance where…
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By Shaun Tandon WASHINGTON - After two decades in Afghanistan, America's longest war was ending with the image of the United States in tatters. With the swift collapse Sunday (15) of the government in Kabul, the 20th anniversary of the…
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