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
US secretary of state Marco Rubio is set to meet Pope Leo in a closely watched diplomatic visit on Thursday, as Washington attempts to repair strained relations with the Vatican following a
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A highly unusual sexual harassment lawsuit involving JPMorgan Chase has gripped Wall Street and spilled into mainstream culture, after claims surfaced that a male former investment banker was subjected to coercive and
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A growing labor dispute at Samsung Electronics has escalated into a high-stakes confrontation over how the spoils of the global AI boom should be distributed, with workers threatening an extended strike if
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A deepening energy shock triggered by disruptions in Iranian oil flows has ignited a widespread plastics crisis across Asia, sending prices of key packaging materials soaring and threatening shortages of essential goods
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Hedge funds have delivered their strongest monthly performance in nearly five years, fueled by a powerful rally in technology stocks that lifted markets across the United States and reignited risk appetite among
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A mounting aviation dispute has erupted between European Union regulators and airlines over passenger compensation rules, as soaring jet fuel costs and widespread flight cancellations put the region’s air transport system under
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor “The Korean Wave did not just happen. It was engineered over decades,” said Miyon Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, this morning in
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Brazil is preparing to establish its first-ever university dedicated exclusively to Indigenous peoples after the Senate approved legislation creating the Federal University of Native Peoples of Brazil, known as Unind. The bill,
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Political tensions in Bolivia intensified after the legal defense team of former President Evo Morales accused judicial authorities of committing serious procedural irregularities ahead of a high-profile human trafficking trial set to
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The United Nations Human Rights Office has demanded the immediate release of Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila and Spanish-Palestinian activist Saif Abukeshek, escalating international pressure on Israel over allegations of illegal detention and
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Pakistan has been thrown into renewed political and security turmoil after the assassination of prominent cleric and political leader Sheikh Muhammad Idris, prompting the religious-political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) to call for
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by Our Political Affairs Editor 108 seats. Short of 118. That is Vijay’s reality. Everything else—the mandate, the momentum, the disruption—comes second. Without numbers, there is no government. And right now, he
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Sivagnanam Sritharan, a Member of Parliament from the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Vijay, the leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, following what he described as
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Singapore has secured the highest monitoring rating from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for its efforts to combat money laundering and financial crime, even as the country continues to grapple with
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Hanoi has ordered a sharp escalation in intellectual property enforcement across Vietnam, mandating at least a 20 per cent year-on-year increase in cases for May, following a critical warning from the United
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