Leaving Russia no longer necessarily means leaving Russian repression behind. According to a new report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Russian Federation has developed a systematic and institutionalised
NATO faces “unacceptable” delays of up to seven years for key military equipment including tanks, fighter jets, and Patriot air defence systems, as decades of neglect in defence manufacturing leave member states
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A growing diplomatic dispute has erupted between Ukraine and Israel after President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Israel of importing grain allegedly stolen by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories. The accusations center on recent
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As many as 45 million people worldwide could be pushed into acute food insecurity this year as the ongoing war in the Middle East drives what the World Bank describes as the
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Editorial Sheikh Hasina, though ultimately unseated amid public fury and shifting political winds—abetted in part by external actors—left behind something far more enduring than her tenure: continuity. Her flagship undertakings did not
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A violent confrontation in the Palk Strait has once again intensified tensions between Sri Lankan and Indian fishing communities after a 29-year-old Tamil fisherman from Jaffna was allegedly detained at sea and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A deepening financial scandal in Sri Lanka has erupted into national controversy after it was revealed that HSBC Bank issued multiple warnings over a suspicious $2.5 million
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Security sources have revealed that a team of senior officers from Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), including Director SSP Shani Abeysekara, has undertaken a special overseas assignment. According to circulating information
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The latest diplomatic proposal from Iran to end the two-month-old war has exposed widening gaps between Tehran and Washington, raising doubts over any near-term resolution to a conflict already reshaping global energy
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Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla have begun a closely watched four-day state visit to the United States, landing in Washington on Monday for what is already shaping up to be one
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As the conflict in the Middle East drags beyond two months, Asia-Pacific economies are confronting a mounting energy crisis that threatens to ripple through everything from manufacturing to food security. With the
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Concerns over the stability of global trade routes have intensified as attention shifts from the Middle East to Southeast Asia, where the Strait of Malacca stands as one of the world’s most
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A new U.S. military concept aimed at linking the capabilities of key Asian allies into a single, networked force is drawing attention across the Indo-Pacific, signaling a shift toward deeper coordination in
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Four months after returning home, the nightmare has not ended for Chiedza, a 33-year-old Zimbabwean mother of two who was trafficked to Myanmar and forced into online fraud. What she believed was
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A powerful explosion that tore through a key highway in southwestern Colombia has once again plunged the country into a cycle of violence, raising urgent questions about security, governance and the future
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A growing backlash against the profits of major energy companies has taken center stage at an international conference in Colombia, where policymakers, activists and experts are calling for bold measures to accelerate
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