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Dharshan Weerasekera Ever since the victory of the Sri Lankan armed forces against the LTTE in May 2009, the international ...

There are no grounds yet for negotiations on how to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, Russia said on Wednesday, in comments about peace talks that have become more frequent since Donald Trump ...

Australia have played 85 World Cup matches, out of which they have won 61 and lost 21 (one match tied and 2 abandoned). In fact, they were unbeaten during the 2003 and 2007 editions. Should Virat ...

The World Bank is a multidisciplinary institution that aspires to generate cross-cutting solutions to countries’ most complex development challenges. In the European Union, we have a strong ...

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