August Hanning, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected treasonous espionage, the disclosure of state secrets and attempted treason, placing
The formal end of the US military support mission in Iraq on September 30 will mark a major change in the relationship between Washington and Baghdad, shifting the emphasis from a US-led
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SriLankan Airlines improved its underlying operating performance in 2024/25, but engine shortages, 487 flight cancellations, falling passenger revenue and LKR 31.6 billion in finance costs pushed the Group into a LKR 2.74
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Sri Lanka’s archaeology chief says the nearly 300-year-old casket formerly used for the Sacred Tooth Relic should be preserved as an archaeological heritage artifact, regardless of the monetary value of its gold.
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A surge in HIV infections in Peru’s remote Awajún communities is unfolding alongside widespread sexual abuse, limited healthcare access and deep stigma, forcing indigenous women to organise support for survivors as official
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Two teenagers were killed in a shooting in the Chulavista neighbourhood of Cuernavaca on Saturday night, according to the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM), which said the victims were
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Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, once a powerful institution of political compromise and public trust, may be drawn increasingly into the country’s growing political polarisation. A possible AfD ban would put its authority
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Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned that Chinese espionage activities could target German research institutions involved in cooperation with Chinese universities, citing insufficient awareness of security risks within parts of the research
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Years after Easter, the unanswered “mastermind” question has become far more than a demand for justice. It has become entangled with institutional authority, political influence and questions of financial transparency. As Cardinal
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Sri Lanka has launched a centralised digital human resources management system for the public service as the government prepares to recruit more than 120,000 additional employees this year, according to Public Administration,
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An internal investigation into an alleged large-scale fuel fraud at Sri Lanka’s Norochcholai Lakvijaya coal power plant has found that diesel worth more than Rs160 million issued for the facility was not
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A 2025 study found that 41 per cent of respondents across 10 European countries agreed that there is a group “trying to replace the native-born population with immigrants”, with 17.5 per cent
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Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga’s new novel Golondrinas begins with the burial of legendary boxer Urtain and follows three funerals in the same grave across 50 years, blending death, rural decline, fantasy and
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Elections across France, Italy, Spain, Poland and other major European countries are set to test whether surging nationalist and populist movements can turn growing support into lasting political power, as mainstream parties
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Five men have been arrested near RAF Fairford in the UK over suspected explosives and terrorism offences, after three suspicious vans were spotted travelling towards the US-used airbase. Counterterrorism police are examining
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Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trading on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations with Washington. The move
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