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Sri Lanka’s Left-Leaning Alliance Nears Landslide Victory in Snap Elections Amid Economic Turmoil

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Colombo — Sri Lanka’s left-leaning National People's Power (NPP) coalition, led by recently elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is set for a decisive victory in the country's snap parliamentary elections. Official results indicate the NPP has won 141 seats, edging close to the 150-seat mark

Least Developed Countries demand at least US$ 1 trillion by 2030 to deal with the climate crisis 

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Baku, Azerbaijan —  Least Developed Countries, also known as LDCs, have demanded at least US$ 1 trillion by 2030 to deal with the climate crisis. The LDC Group, that represents 45 countries and 1.1 billion people, has called for scaled up, new, additional, and easily accessible climate finance, for

What Trump’s victory means for Ukraine, the Middle East, China and the rest of the world

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 Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, combined with a Republican-led US Senate, was widely feared among international allies and will be cheered by some of America’s foes. While the former put on a brave face, the latter

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