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Geopolitics/History

New Documents Challenge Hitler’s Alibi in the Death of His Niece

September 23, 2026

The death of Geli Raubal, Adolf Hitler’s 23-year-old niece, has long been surrounded by conflicting accounts. She was found dead in September 1931 in Hitler’s Munich flat at Prinzregentenplatz. The established chronology has held that Hitler left Munich for Nuremberg on the afternoon of

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Iran War Sends Fuel Shock Across the World

September 23, 2026

The disruption of global energy supplies caused by the war involving Iran

Featured image for the article about Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, and Houthi strikes.
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia’s Security Shield Fails

September 23, 2026

Saudi Arabia is confronting a worsening security crisis after Houthi forces seized

Geopolitics/Judiciary

Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Trial: 15 Guilty, Nine Acquitted in 23,270-Charge Case

September 22, 2026

Fifteen of the 24 defendants tried over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

When the West Stops Defending Its Own Ideas

September 22, 2026

The question now is whether the organisation can turn that asset into

Sri Lanka

September 22, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

China Petroleum Wins $40.84 Million Sri Lanka Fuel Pipeline Contract

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the award of a major aviation fuel infrastructure contract to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, covering the construction of facilities to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela

Judiciary/Sri Lanka

The Day Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Order Blinked

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruling clearing the 22nd Amendment to proceed without a referendum has done more than settle a constitutional question. It has opened a deeper debate over the balance of power between Parliament, the Executive and the judiciary,

September 22, 2026

Sri Lanka Top Court Clears 22A, Requires Referendum for Anti-Corruption Clause

Judiciary/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has determined that the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution is not inconsistent with the Constitution and does not require approval

We Forgot Rizana. Now Anojan.

Editorials/Human Rights/Sri Lanka

More than a decade after Rizana Nafeek’s execution in Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka appears to be confronting another death-penalty crisis involving a migrant worker,

DEFENCE AND DIPLOMACY

Defence/Geopolitics

The Private Eyes Who No Longer Look Like Detectives

September 22, 2026

At three in the morning during the Talavera fairs, Gómez was walking with a woman who was not his wife. Some acquaintances spotted them and were understandably surprised. “It is a very difficult thing. I introduced her as my friend, but I could see

Defence/Geopolitics

The New Battlefield Is in Your Phone

September 22, 2026

The alarm triggered by the relationship between a Spanish NATO commander and

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

EU Faces Deadline as Russia Sanctions Renewal Stalls

September 22, 2026

The European Union has so far failed to secure agreement on extending

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

BRICS and the Revolt Against Global Rules

September 22, 2026

The New Delhi Declaration marks a stronger BRICS push to reshape global

EDITORIALS AND EDITOR'S PICKS

Iran War Sends Fuel Shock Across the World

September 23, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics
Featured image for the article about Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, and Houthi strikes.

Saudi Arabia’s Security Shield Fails

September 23, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

When the West Stops Defending Its Own Ideas

September 22, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The AI Arms Race Has a Terror Problem

September 22, 2026
Defence/Editor's Choice/Human Rights

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Fukuyama: Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk

There is no question that AI will increase productivity in many sectors of the economy over time. It is a general purpose technology that will allow machines to substitute for human labor in many areas. But that very prospect in the long run leads

by Francis Fukuyama
September 22, 2026

WORLD

United States/World

Trump’s White House Press Ban Triggers Legal Fight Over Press Freedom

September 22, 2026

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued US President Donald Trump and members of his administration over a decision to ban the outlets from White House grounds, arguing that the move violates their rights to free speech and a free press under the First

Brazil/World

Brazil ‘Mosquito’ Suspect Caught in Dress After Years in Hiding

September 22, 2026

A Brazilian man accused of killing 16 people in a remote part

Japan/South Korea/United States/World

US, Japan and South Korea Send Fresh Taiwan Warning to China

September 22, 2026

The United States, Japan and South Korea have jointly reaffirmed the importance

China/World

China Purges Two Top Generals in Shock Disloyalty Crackdown

September 22, 2026

China has expelled two of its most senior military leaders from the

BUSINESS AND FINANCE

EU and Philippines Agree to Advance Free Trade Deal

September 22, 2026

China’s Rare-Earth Power Checks Trump’s Trade Pressure on Xi

September 22, 2026

Paramount Clears Final Hurdle for $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal

September 22, 2026

Vietnam Says US Trade Deal Is Close as Tariff Pressure Mounts

September 22, 2026

MOST RECENT

New Documents Challenge Hitler’s Alibi in the Death of His Niece

September 23, 2026
Geopolitics/History

The death of Geli Raubal, Adolf Hitler’s 23-year-old niece, has long been surrounded by conflicting accounts. She was found dead in September 1931 in Hitler’s Munich flat at Prinzregentenplatz. The established chronology

More

Iran War Sends Fuel Shock Across the World

September 23, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The disruption of global energy supplies caused by the war involving Iran is increasingly being felt through higher fuel prices, shortages of key industrial materials and growing public unrest. Protests, strikes and

More
Featured image for the article about Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, and Houthi strikes.

Saudi Arabia’s Security Shield Fails

September 23, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia is confronting a worsening security crisis after Houthi forces seized key positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and resumed missile and drone attacks against Saudi infrastructure, while the network of

More

Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Trial: 15 Guilty, Nine Acquitted in 23,270-Charge Case

September 22, 2026
Geopolitics/Judiciary

Fifteen of the 24 defendants tried over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings were found guilty on Tuesday, while the remaining nine were acquitted and ordered to be released, according to a

More

China Petroleum Wins $40.84 Million Sri Lanka Fuel Pipeline Contract

September 22, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the award of a major aviation fuel infrastructure contract to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, covering the construction of facilities to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela

More

The Day Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Order Blinked

September 22, 2026
Judiciary/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruling clearing the 22nd Amendment to proceed without a referendum has done more than settle a constitutional question. It has opened a deeper debate over the balance of

More

Sri Lanka Top Court Clears 22A, Requires Referendum for Anti-Corruption Clause

September 22, 2026
Judiciary/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has determined that the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution is not inconsistent with the Constitution and does not require approval through a referendum, allowing the Bill to be

More

Climate change is eroding lives and identities beyond what economic losses can measure

September 22, 2026
Health/Social

Climate change is causing losses that extend beyond homes, crops, income and physical infrastructure, with communities experiencing damage to mental health, cultural identity, social cohesion and ways of life that are difficult

More

OpenAI forms mathematics advisory group after AI claims more than 100 new solutions

September 22, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has announced an independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, giving mathematicians a formal role in the company’s mathematics research as debate intensifies

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The Private Eyes Who No Longer Look Like Detectives

September 22, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

At three in the morning during the Talavera fairs, Gómez was walking with a woman who was not his wife. Some acquaintances spotted them and were understandably surprised. “It is a very

More

The New Battlefield Is in Your Phone

September 22, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

The alarm triggered by the relationship between a Spanish NATO commander and a Russian-born woman he met through Tinder is the latest episode in a rapidly expanding arena of espionage: mobile applications.

More

EU Faces Deadline as Russia Sanctions Renewal Stalls

September 22, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

The European Union has so far failed to secure agreement on extending its sanctions against Russia, with a dispute over two Russian billionaires preventing the 27 member states from completing the required

More

EU and Philippines Agree to Advance Free Trade Deal

September 22, 2026
Business

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the European Union and the Philippines have agreed on a free trade deal following talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Von

More

Infantino Offers FIFA Reform Talks but Rules Out Resignation

September 22, 2026
News/Sports

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has signalled an openness to reforms within world football’s governing body, offering to discuss changes to its decision-making processes with representatives of FIFA’s 211 member associations. The Swiss

More

Trump’s White House Press Ban Triggers Legal Fight Over Press Freedom

September 22, 2026
United States/World

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued US President Donald Trump and members of his administration over a decision to ban the outlets from White House grounds, arguing that the move violates

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LATEST COLUMNS

Is Still Smells of Sulphur: 20 Years Since Chávez’s Speech at the UN 

Chávez arrived at the General Assembly with a book in

Bangladesh’s One-Party Warning

On September 10, 2026, the formation of 50 parliamentary standing

Sri Lanka’s Judiciary on the Constitutional Fault Line

In the longer term, the 22nd Amendment could signal the

Balochistan’s Daughters, Not Its Detonators

There is a particular cruelty in watching a militant group

From citizens’ calls to city action: Inside a Chinese hotline

When Krisca, an international student in east China’s Shandong Province,

The Plot That Shook Bangladesh

The American conspiracy will soon perish in the ruins of

Russia’s Covert War Reaches America

The United States has spent years confronting Russian influence operations,

Where Does Free Speech End?

Last year, in 2025, 354 civilians were killed in terrorist

Will Russian Drones Show Up in North Korea?

North Korea is sending increasing numbers of workers to Russia’s

Pinglu Canal: From a shorter route to closer China – ASEAN ties

The Pinglu Canal is more than a shortcut to the

BRICS+ Summit: Between Promises and Contradictions

The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13,

From Gwadar to the Gulf

The emerging maritime partnership between Pakistan’s Gwadar Port and Oman’s

The War Beneath the War

The war between Iran and a US-Israeli-led coalition, which began

Is Nicaragua Trump’s Next Target?

After Venezuela and Cuba, will the Trump administration turn its

Taliban’s Selective Counterterrorism Is Exporting Insecurity

Five years after returning to power, the Taliban controls Afghanistan

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI forms mathematics advisory group after AI claims more than 100 new solutions

September 22, 2026

OpenAI has announced an independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, giving mathematicians a formal role in the company’s mathematics research as debate intensifies over the use of artificial intelligence to solve longstanding problems. The Advisory

Artificial Intelligence

AI Error Nearly Triggered a US-China Clash

September 21, 2026

An artificial intelligence error in a US military intelligence report almost triggered

Artificial Intelligence

When AI Turns Every Child Into the Hero

September 21, 2026

Once upon a time, children’s publishing depended on writers, illustrators and editors

Artificial Intelligence/Technology

Cybercrime Feud Erupts as ShinyHunters Claims Hack of Rival Cl0p

September 21, 2026

One of the world’s best-known cybercrime groups has claimed it hacked one

Interviews

  • Geopolitics/Interviews/Social

    Against Certainty: My Talk with Bahiyyih Nakhjavani

    September 16, 2026
  • Editor's Choice/Interviews/News/Technology

    ‘The State Must Intervene’: Bill Gates Warns AI Has Become Too Powerful to Regulate Itself

    September 15, 2026
  • Geopolitics/Interviews

    Douglas Stuart: ‘Trump Is Only the Symptom’

    September 6, 2026
  • Geopolitics/Interviews

    Exclusive Interview: Raja Mohan Dismantles India’s Strategic Autonomy Myth

    August 31, 2026
  • Geopolitics/Interviews

    Fukuyama warns the Enlightenment is under attack — but not dead

    August 27, 2026
  • Geopolitics/Interviews

    Interview: India’s North–South Demographic Myth

    August 24, 2026
  • Geopolitics/Interviews/World

    Julián Casanova: ‘The Ultranationalism Has Returned With Force’

    August 23, 2026

HEALTHCARE AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES

September 22, 2026
Health/Social

Climate change is eroding lives and identities beyond what economic losses can measure

Climate change is causing losses that extend beyond homes, crops, income and physical infrastructure, with communities experiencing damage to mental health, cultural identity, social cohesion and ways of life that are difficult

Health/Human Rights

Pakistan’s Children Face Growing Threat of Online Sexual Exploitation

For 17-year-old Zara Shah, an encounter that began while playing a computer game developed into a frightening experience of online sexual exploitation. A stranger initially approached her as a friend before asking for nude images and threatening to contact her

September 21, 2026

Buried in a Granary: Insects Rewrite the Story of Indigenous Canary Island Burials

Education/Health

The research team recovered 8173 arthropod remains, of which 8082 could be taxonomically identified, representing a minimum number of 5792 individuals. The remains included

Fiji Declares National Emergency as HIV Cases Surge

Health/Human Rights

The Government of Fiji has declared a national emergency to address a rapid increase in HIV infections, seeking to contain the virus and protect

BOOKS & REVIEWS

Who Really Made Modern Mizoram?

by Nil Sanjoy Hazarika’s most recent work, Lal Thanhawla: The Boy from Zarkawt, and the Making of Mizoram is presented as a biography, but its real ambition is considerably larger. “What started

Next 9/11 May Not Look Like 9/11

by Nil Twenty-five years after the planes struck New York and Washington, the most unsettling argument in 25 Years After 9/11: The Future of the Global Jihadi Movement is not that al-Qaeda

Canada’s UFO Cover-Up That Wasn’t

by Eric Chris A. Rutkowski’s Canada’s UFO Secrets: Disclosing Government Files on What Is Happening in Our Skies is most interesting when it stops behaving like a UFO book. Its real subject

Who Faked the Truth?

by Nil Rory Cormac’s Fakers is not merely a history of British covert propaganda. It is an anatomy of a state learning to weaponise uncertainty. Its most unsettling achievement is to show

SPEECHES

Bangladesh’s Hasina Speaks: ‘I Will Return’

August 5, 2026

Europe’s Illusion of Safety Is Over

March 10, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Hard Reset: A Nation Rebuilding Its Future

December 3, 2025

HISTORY

New Documents Challenge Hitler’s Alibi in the Death of His Niece

September 23, 2026
Geopolitics/History

The death of Geli Raubal, Adolf Hitler’s 23-year-old niece, has long been surrounded by conflicting accounts. She was found dead in September 1931 in Hitler’s Munich flat at Prinzregentenplatz. The established chronology

The Pinochet Question Returns

September 22, 2026
Geopolitics/History

Fifty years on, the bomb has stopped exploding, but the questions it left behind have not. The newly released records deepen the evidence surrounding Pinochet’s alleged role, while the most consequential findings

Europe’s Rusty Treasure Rewrites the Scale of Iron Age Trade

September 21, 2026
Education/History/News

A remarkable archaeological discovery in Austria is forcing a reassessment of the scale of Iron Age iron production and trade in Central Europe. The findings, reported in Antiquity, the international, peer-reviewed journal

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