As Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in recent months, the deployment of fiber-optic drones has proven devastatingly effective. The drones use hair-thin cables to maintain direct connections with operators, making them highly resistant to electronic jamming and essential to both
Western democracy is losing public confidence as voters increasingly doubt whether political
It is unfortunate that the Tata Group, which has historically been known
Pakistan’s four-province structure has not evolved since independence. The rationale behind administrative
Sudan’s war is usually described as an African catastrophe, Yemen’s as an
Sri Lanka faces a serious risk of losing the European Union’s GSP+ trade concessions if the government proceeds with two proposed laws on preventing organised crime and protecting the state from terrorism,
A complaint has been lodged with Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, calling for a formal investigation into the allocation of Rs. 100 million to a private television channel for hosting an international broadcasting conference in
Name one Sri Lankan government that inherited a repressive law and declined to use it on its critics. The search is short, and it
The government serves as the primary governing institution responsible for providing public goods, enforcing law and order, ensuring economic stability, and advancing national development
The internet has fundamentally altered who can participate in democratic public discourse, how political information circulates and who has the power to shape public opinion. Yet the legal principles governing democratic communication in Germany were developed for an era dominated by mass media, political
Algeria has deployed military personnel to Niger for the first time in
Germany is reconsidering one of the fundamental principles governing its sexual criminal
Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival following Israel’s latest parliamentary election has left the
The modern airplane creates a new geographical dimension. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. There are no distant places any longer: the world is small, and the world is one. ~ Wendell Willkie The Current Perspective As the
The absence of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum from the 30th Ibero-American Summit in Madrid has dealt a setback to Spain’s diplomatic efforts to restore the forum’s political significance, leaving Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez among the
A massive leak of internal communications from Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD)
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has accused former presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori has received overwhelmingly negative public evaluations during the
The absence of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum from the 30th Ibero-American Summit in Madrid has dealt a setback to Spain’s diplomatic efforts to restore
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A Chinese court has begun proceedings in a US$53.5 billion defamation case brought by authorities and research institutions against the US state of Missouri over allegations concerning its handling of the Covid-19
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The internet has fundamentally altered who can participate in democratic public discourse, how political information circulates and who has the power to shape public opinion. Yet the legal principles governing democratic communication
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More Germany is reconsidering one of the fundamental principles governing its sexual criminal law: what constitutes consent. A proposed reform of Section 177 of the German Criminal Code would shift the legal focus
More Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival following Israel’s latest parliamentary election has left the country facing an uncertain government formation process, with significant implications for regional security, the war in Gaza and the possibility
More Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has accused former presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel of treason, alleging that she carried out information and sabotage activities against the country and justified Russia’s war of aggression.
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Sri Lanka faces a serious risk of losing the European Union’s GSP+ trade concessions if the government proceeds with two proposed laws on preventing organised crime and protecting the state from terrorism,
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A complaint has been lodged with Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, calling for a formal investigation into the allocation of Rs. 100 million to a private television
More Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori has received overwhelmingly negative public evaluations during the first 100 days of her administration, with 85% of respondents describing the government’s performance as fair or poor, according to
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As Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in recent months, the deployment of fiber-optic drones has proven devastatingly effective. The drones use hair-thin cables to maintain direct connections with
More Western democracy is losing public confidence as voters increasingly doubt whether political institutions can deliver economic security, meaningful representation and responsive government, according to a recent editorial published by China’s Global Times.
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More Pakistan’s four-province structure has not evolved since independence. The rationale behind administrative units is to deliver fair and timely services and to ensure political participation by every citizen. The huge population, according
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A teenager who told ChatGPT he wanted to shoot his classmates had mapped his school, identified vulnerable areas and drawn up a list of people he wanted to kill. His conversations were flagged by OpenAI’s automated monitoring systems, but when a human reviewer examined
Young graduates across Southeast Asia are facing growing difficulties entering the workforce
China’s technology stock rally has suffered a sharp reversal, with the mainland’s
The cancellation of a book launch in Madrid has exposed a growing
At least 107,356 species are involved in international wildlife trade, more than twice the number previously estimated, according to a study published in Science Advances. The research, which brings together records from
A protein associated with the formation and maintenance of long-term memories has been shown to reverse age-related memory decline in fruit flies, offering a new explanation for why the brain gradually loses its ability to retain information. The findings, from
Plastic waste has reached some of the planet’s most remote environments, from the frozen waters of Antarctica to tropical coastlines and densely populated communities
The release of You Can See Everything, a film documenting the final weeks before Elizabeth Holmes went to prison in 2023, has returned the
Money, technological success and the promise of personal freedom have failed to deliver happiness to the billionaire family at the centre of Philipp Oehmke’s new novel, Papenburg. In a review published by
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
