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
In a detailed interview aired on CBS News’ Face the Nation, former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered a stark but measured assessment of the evolving US–China rivalry, with particular focus on
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Allegations have emerged in Sri Lanka that a major company linked to a politically connected businessman may have secured a significant financial advantage by acting ahead of
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The World Health Organization has declared a “public health emergency of international concern” following a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The decision was made after
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Aidan and Howard Barclay, heirs to one of Britain’s most prominent business dynasties, have narrowly avoided bankruptcy after a Middle Eastern creditor secured approval for a controversial debt repayment deal, overriding objections
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Saudi Arabia has long projected itself as a stabilising force in the Middle East, presenting an image of cautious diplomacy, economic ambition and regional leadership. But revelations emerging from the Gulf suggest
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Global accounting firm EY has agreed to pay more than $140 million to settle a High Court legal dispute with the administrators of NMC Health, the former London-listed healthcare company that collapsed
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France, long regarded as the spiritual home of wine culture, has reached a symbolic turning point after beer consumption surpassed wine consumption for the first time in the country’s modern history. According
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A prominent professor at the University of Cambridge has been stripped of a prestigious college fellowship following an investigation that upheld multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Herbert Huppert, an 82-year-old
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Britain’s leading universities are facing an escalating academic integrity crisis after cases of students cheating with artificial intelligence nearly tripled in a single academic year. More than 2,000 undergraduates at Russell Group
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The International Criminal Court has requested sealed arrest warrants for an unspecified number of Israeli officials, according to a diplomatic source cited in the report. The warrants are said to focus on
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A new frontier in global surveillance has emerged around Starlink, the satellite-based internet system developed by SpaceX under its CEO Elon Musk, according to an investigation published by Haaretz. Two Israeli-owned companies,
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EY has withdrawn a research report on loyalty rewards programmes after investigators found that it contained fabricated data, incorrect references, and apparent AI-generated hallucinations. The report had been used by EY consultants
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US federal prosecutors are examining valuation practices at a private credit fund managed by BlackRock, marking a new escalation in regulatory scrutiny of the fast-growing private credit sector. According to people familiar
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NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte is preparing to press Europe’s leading defence manufacturers to significantly increase investment and accelerate weapons production, according to a report by the Financial Times. The initiative comes as
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is considering the introduction of a landmark “generational tobacco ban” inspired by the recently implemented anti-smoking model in the Maldives, as policymakers and public health
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