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Aisha Gaddafi issues message to Iran urging resistance against western influence
Muscat, April 1 (24newshd.tv)- Omani-based Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has sent a public message to the people of Iran amid ongoing regional tensions, urging them not to trust Western powers and to stand firm in the face of international pressure....
What Zelenskyy sold in the Gulf
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, March 31 – When Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to the Gulf in recent weeks, the visit was widely interpreted as part of Ukraine’s continuing search for financial and political support amid a protracted war. Yet such a reading, while not...
Europe’s reluctance to join Iran war forced Trump to opt for talks
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, March 28 – If, after boasting that he had militarily crushed Iran, US President Donald Trump seems desperate to opt for talks to end it, it is because his European allies have refused to send troops to help him. Responding to Trump’s...
Trump stumbles unable to break free from the Middle East war
By Veeragathi Thanabalasingam Colombo, March 28 – After entering the White House for a second term in January 2025, US President Donald Trump proudly claimed credit for halting eight wars in various regions across the globe within a ten-month period. He arrogantly questioned who else...
Competing by exclusion – the return of economic containment
By Milinda Moragoda/WION Colombo, March 28 – As the world navigates rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, and intensifying geopolitical tensions, a new form of economic competition is emerging—less about outproducing rivals, and more about limiting their ability to compete at all. Sustained national prosperity rarely...
Assassination is an enduring political tool, but how effective is it?
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, March 28 – All through history, assassination has been resorted to by the power-hungry and the aggrieved. It has been used in palace power struggles, as a tool to further a political cause, or to redress a deeply felt grievance. It...
India is no ‘dalaal’, Pakistan only a broker: Jaishankar sparks furious backlash
Jaishankar targets Pakistan’s mediator role in mideast war
Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defences, raising doubts about interceptors
By Sammy Westfall, Heidi Levine, Lior Soroka/Washington Post DIMONA, Israel — When the air raid sirens blare and many residents of southern Israel seek shelter in basements, David Azran, 54, instead takes to his porch to watch Israel’s air defense system blast out a volley...
Sri Lanka is underoing a multi-faceted reinvention
By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Colombo, March 24 – In the aftermath of its worst economic crisis since independence, Sri Lanka is attempting not just recovery, but reinvention. Under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the country is shaping a new national identity, one grounded in discipline, social...
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