Financial influence has become a significant tool of global geopolitics, with states using money to interfere in democratic processes, fund propaganda and influence networks, and conduct transnational repression. Often covert and in violation of sanctions and political finance laws, illicit political financing remains a
An unofficial Khalistan referendum in Edmonton, attended by thousands of Sikh separatist
The Maldives’ first presidential visit to Pakistan in 11 years highlights a
The October 21 attack in Bamyan highlights the risks facing UN personnel
Since 1947, Kashmir has remained at the centre of a bitter dispute
Sri Lanka is holding 1,454 prisoners who cannot afford to pay their fines, the country’s Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, told parliament on 21 October, adding that the government
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has refused to disclose diplomatic records concerning trade barriers, export delays and efforts to address the trade deficit with Pakistan, citing potential harm to diplomatic relations. The refusal raises serious questions about transparency and accountability as
Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has decided to close 34 state institutions, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said, as the government considers restructuring public sector
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged his imprisoned son, parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, to place his trust exclusively in the judiciary and refrain
More than 177 protests and demonstrations have taken place across 12 European countries in just over a month, as students, trade unions and other groups mobilise over housing costs, education, inflation and corruption. The wave of unrest, spanning countries from Greece to Belgium and
France’s latest wave of protests has exposed a widening divide between citizens
A vulnerability in PHP, a programming language widely used to build websites,
Benjamin Netanyahu enters Israel’s parliamentary election on 27 October facing the prospect
The world is on course to miss its 2030 target for ending extreme poverty, with 826 million people already affected. Experts warn that widening inequality, war, declining aid and political inaction are undermining progress, arguing that taxing extreme wealth, redirecting military spending and expanding
More than 700 women die every day from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, while approximately 2.3 million babies die before reaching one month of age each year — around 6,200 a day. Most of these deaths are preventable, yet a child’s and mother’s
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro
Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are travelling home to vote
US First Lady Melania Trump has helped broker a local ceasefire between
Sri Lanka is holding 1,454 prisoners who cannot afford to pay their fines, the country’s Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, told parliament on 21 October, adding that the government
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Gardiner Harris, a former pharmaceutical industry reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, has accused Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of a pattern of misconduct spanning decades, arguing that
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Senior executives have resigned from a $25 billion US liquefied natural gas venture after its former chief executive alleged that Russian energy group Novatek was secretly financing the project and controlling its
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More than 700 women die every day from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, while approximately 2.3 million babies die before reaching one month of age each year — around 6,200 a
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US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington was close to reaching a trade agreement with Mexico and that negotiations with Canada were also progressing, as the three North American countries
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Spanish companies spent an estimated €27 billion in 2025 replacing employees aged over 45 who had been dismissed the previous year, according to a study by human resources consultancy Talengo. The findings
More Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro ended their final televised debate before Sunday’s presidential run-off without either candidate establishing a clear advantage, as they sought to
More Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are travelling home to vote in Tuesday’s election, hoping to help remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office in a contest expected to be closely
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More than 177 protests and demonstrations have taken place across 12 European countries in just over a month, as students, trade unions and other groups mobilise over housing costs, education, inflation and
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Foreign ministers from eight European and regional countries have agreed to strengthen diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran conflict and restore freedom of navigation in the Middle East and the Black Sea,
More US First Lady Melania Trump has helped broker a local ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky, the White House has announced, with both sides subsequently
More France’s latest wave of protests has exposed a widening divide between citizens demanding economic relief and better public services, and those who increasingly view violence as a legitimate means of confronting the
More A vulnerability in PHP, a programming language widely used to build websites, has triggered a race between attackers exploiting the flaw and website operators attempting to secure their systems. Thomas Caspers, vice-president
More Benjamin Netanyahu enters Israel’s parliamentary election on 27 October facing the prospect of losing power, but his political survival may depend less on his record in office than on the profound shift
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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has refused to disclose diplomatic records concerning trade barriers, export delays and efforts to address the trade deficit with Pakistan, citing potential harm to diplomatic relations. The refusal
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Companies and governments worldwide scrambled to secure systems running the PHP programming language on Thursday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities triggered a surge in attempted cyberattacks. Cloud services providers reported millions of exploitation attempts as organisations raced to install security fixes and prevent
Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the internet’s most widely used
OpenCode, an open-source artificial intelligence coding agent, said attackers had breached an
Microsoft has introduced new security features designed to monitor and control artificial
Scientists have mapped the human brain’s insular cortex, or insula, in unprecedented detail, identifying distinct regions associated with pain, internal bodily sensations and higher-order cognitive processes. The findings, published in Nature, suggest
The United States has recorded 4,410 confirmed measles cases in 2026, more than double the total reported throughout 2025 and the highest level of transmission since 1991, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of 15
Google is expanding access to an experimental artificial intelligence system designed to analyse planetary data, identify public health risks and support disaster preparedness, after
A Neanderthal who died from a penetrating spear wound about 75,000 years ago had previously survived a severe facial injury that may have required
Pooneryn Terror Attack offers a compelling account of a pivotal battle in Sri Lanka’s civil war, exposing both the LTTE’s strategic planning and the vulnerabilities of the defending forces. Yet its commemorative
D.L. Hughley’s memoir challenges the comforting idea that success liberates us from our beginnings. Through fractured family relationships, racial disadvantage, fame, infidelity and the demands of fatherhood, he confronts the unsettling possibility
Greg Steinmetz’s The President and the Oligarch revisits the struggle between Andrew Mellon and the political forces challenging his economic vision, revealing how the language of prosperity and fiscal responsibility can conceal
by Nil There is something almost unsettling about the fact that Charles Spencer’s most intimate book about Diana begins, in effect, with a question of possession: who knew her best? His mother,
