Sri Lanka’s legislative process is facing serious shortcomings, while many parliamentarians are voting on bills without fully understanding their contents, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche has said. Addressing
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz entered the Caribbean Sea on May 20, accompanied by its strike group, marking a significant escalation in U.S. military presence in the region. The deployment, confirmed
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An intelligence aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force narrowly avoided a collision with Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea, in what the UK described as a “dangerous” confrontation involving multiple
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The granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, has won the latest edition of Celebrity Big Brother, marking a striking moment in Italy’s ongoing cultural confrontation with its fascist history.
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The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced new legislation that effectively permits child marriage for girls as young as nine, drawing widespread condemnation from rights groups and international observers. The law links
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Saudi Arabia has halted the issuance of new contracts for Western consulting firms and delayed certain payments as it moves to tighten control over public spending amid a widening fiscal deficit and
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The Iran war has created what analysts describe as a “golden window” for the internationalisation of the Chinese renminbi, with increased adoption of Beijing’s cross-border financial infrastructure and growing speculation over its
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Global markets may look buoyant on the surface, but beneath the rally Jamie Dimon sees something far more volatile taking shape. Speaking at JPMorgan Chase’s Global China Summit in Shanghai with Bloomberg’s
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More than 160 oil tankers carrying around 160 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf, highlighting the growing grip Iran is exerting over one
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has filed for a landmark initial public offering that could raise up to $80 billion at a valuation approaching $2 trillion, but the prospectus makes a striking strategic exclusion:
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor What looked at first like a straight military escalation against Iran is now reading like something looser, stranger, and more improvised than official statements ever admitted. A
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In a recognition that underscores the fragile future of global agriculture, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, honouring its mission to protect
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Mariupol, once a bustling industrial hub on Ukraine’s Azov coast, has become one of the most contested symbols of the war between Russia and Ukraine. In a detailed investigation originally published by
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A growing wave of public opposition has gathered around India’s controversial Great Nicobar Island development project, with a Change.org petition surpassing 2,09,500 verified signatures demanding its immediate withdrawal. The campaign, which falls
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In a striking diplomatic victory that has reshaped the global climate debate, the tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has pushed through an ambitious climate resolution at the United Nations General Assembly,
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At a time when central banks across the world are grappling with war-driven energy shocks, volatile inflation and slowing growth, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra has delivered a strong defence
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