POLITICS

Political stalemate persists in Sri Lanka

Speculation heightens over Gotabaya’s whereabouts; SJB says Premadasa should be interim President

Sri Lanka on Monday was rife with speculation…

China employed Debt Trap Diplomacy to gain strategic edge over SL: Think tank

China employed its devious 'Debt Trap Diplomacy' to gain a strategic edge over Sri Lanka, an independent foreign policy think tank said on Saturday…

New British Prime Minister to be announced on Sept 5 so far 11 in the race to succeed Boris Johnson

London: Britain`s new prime minister will be announced on September 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly…

Biden celebrates passage of gun law at White House

President Joe Biden will host hundreds impacted by gun violence on the White House South Lawn Monday to tout the first major bipartisan gun legislation to…

House Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing date expected to focus on who was in Capitol mob

The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 on Tuesday announced its next hearing

The panel has been holding a series of public…

Successors to Johnson seek to stand out in crowded UK field

LONDON -- Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rushed to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field Sunday…

Israeli ministers to run as partners in upcoming elections

JERUSALEM -- The leaders of two parties in Israel's outgoing government coalition announced Sunday that they would run as political partners in…

When a first-term Democratic president struggles people talk about Jimmy Carter

President Biden, like any second-year occupant in the Oval Office, does not much like the phrase "one-term president."

As a Democrat, he presumably…