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Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ruled by nepotism and corruption. Two of the front-runners in Sri…
S. Iswaran, the former transport minister, had maintained his innocence on the corruption charge for months but on Tuesday pleaded guilty to five lesser offenses. He was the first minister…
The country’s central bank also freed commercial banks to lend more money in a package of moves aimed at rekindling growth in a stagnant economy. China’s central bank announced a…
Beijing’s leaders are working with regional neighbors on the country’s western, northern and southern borders to develop new rail and sea links. China has made several moves in recent months…
The earthquake occurred off the coast of Torishima Island, which is uninhabited, at 8:14 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. An earthquake off the coast of Japan…
Plus, vintage soccer jerseys and the memories they preserve. Israeli airstrikes kill hundreds in Lebanon Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon killed nearly 500, including dozens of women and children,…
The infringements were the first by Russia in five years, according to the Japanese defense ministry. A fighter fired a warning flare in response. A Russian military patrol plane breached…
Federal officials acknowledged that few Chinese vehicles were on U.S. roads now, but said that the administration wanted to take proactive measures to strengthen national security. The Biden administration announced…
A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed. 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 A House committee focused on threats from China…
Thailand DISPATCH For dozens of women who fled Myanmar and settled in Thailand, soccer has become a refuge from both the troubles of daily life and conservative cultural norms. It…