Sri Lanka’s Budget Navigates Challenging Economic Crisis
London, (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has laid out the bankrupt country’s budget for 2024, drawing mixed reviews as he strives...
Israel’s Muddled Strategy in Gaza
Time to Make Hard Choices If devastation is the goal, Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been a resounding success. More than...
Taliban Pranksters – Just Can’t Keep Them Down
Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian countries, historically under the thumb of...
President Wickremesinghe’s Contribution To Securing IMF Loan For Sri Lanka
Brussels (08/11 – 50) On March 20, the IMF approved a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Sri Lanka amid its economic...
What is to be done with Gaza
Toronto, Frankfurt (2/11 – 42) World media are jumping all over the conflagration in Gaza following the 7 October attack, killing 1400 Israelis and...
Light Shining in A Dark Tunnel: First-Time Win for Germany – FIFA U-17 World Cup
Jakarta, Surakarta, Berlin (7/12 – 11) Amid a generally declining period for Germany’s national football team, the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia...
Sri Lanka Court Found Ex-President Contributed to Economic Crisis
London (15/11 – 67) Colombo Supreme Court rules that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, former Prime Minister Mahinda, were among several government...
Greenhouse expansion in Tajikistan: a catalyst for year-round agricultural growth
According to the Tajikistan Ministry of Agriculture, the number of greenhouses in the country is increasing every year. “There are 950 greenhouses operating across...
Werner Herzog – ‘wrestling is a Drama as Crude as the Ancient Greeks’
Could Vince McMahon’s name one day be held in the same regard as Greek drama writers like Sophocles and Aeschylus? Werner Herzog believes there...
Europol Arrests 11 People Involved in Smuggling Migrants From Greece to Northern Europe
A joint Greek-Belgian operation, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, successfully dismantled a criminal organisation engaged in the illegal transport of migrants from...