COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s nascent and fragile recovery from its worst economic crisis in modern history faces severe disruption from what could be the most intense El Niño cycle on…
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IMF Warns Global Economy Nearing ‘Limits of Resilience’ as Oil Reserves Dwindle and Sovereign Debt Mounts
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the global economy is dangerously approaching the limits of its resilience, cautioned by rapidly depleting emergency crude oil reserves, swelling sovereign debt…
India’s People on One Side, Modi and His Core Aides on the Other: Rahul Gandhi Targets CEC, Moves Supreme Court
NEW DELHI — In a fierce political broadside, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi declared on Monday that the people of India stand firmly on one…
CGTN Survey: Trade Protectionism Cannot Cure Europe’s Industrial Ills, Over 82% Warn Against Escalating Tariffs
BEIJING, Oct 11 — Trade protectionism cannot resolve the structural challenges confronting European industries and will instead worsen the global trading environment, according to an overwhelming majority of respondents in…
China’s Ascendance in Global Science: Experts View Mathematicians’ Feats as Natural Evolution
October 11: Maxim Kontsevich, a distinguished Fields Medal recipient, predicted three years ago that Fields Medalists would soon emerge from China. That forecast has materialized with Chinese mathematicians Wang Hong…
Washington March Urges Immediate Halt to Gaza Offensives, Calls for Divestment and End to US Military Aid
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators converged on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, demanding an immediate and permanent embargo on all American arms sales to Israel and…
South African Jurist and Rights Defender Navi Pillay Awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Oct 10 — Renowned South African human rights jurist Navi Pillay has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her monumental contributions to strengthening international law, ending…
State Has No Authority to Deport Suspected ‘Bangladeshis’ Without Due Process, Rules Calcutta High Court
KOLKATA — The Calcutta High Court has ruled that state authorities have no legal authority to brand individuals as “Bangladeshis” and summarily deport them based on mere suspicion, emphasizing that…
PTI Says Long March Will Not Be Halted Under Pressure, Imran Khan to Decide Next Course
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shaukat Yousafzai has said the party’s ongoing long march will not be called off under any external pressure, stressing that the final decision on whether to…
US Proposes $70,000 Initial OPT Fee for International Students, With $30,000 for Each Renewal
International students hoping to remain in the United States for work after completing their higher education could face significantly higher costs under a proposed overhaul of the country’s Optional Practical…