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
by Our Correspondent in Jaffna The Mullivaikkal Remembrance Committee has issued a call for collective unity among Eelam Tamils as preparations begin for the 18th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal tragedy, urging people
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Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited a combined unit under a mechanized infantry division
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There is a growing sense among policymakers and markets that the era of the petrodollar may be under strain. The escalation of tensions around Iran, disruptions in Gulf shipping routes, and experiments
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Nearly two months into the war with Iran, the scale of destruction is staggering. More than 30,000 bombs and strikes have been unleashed by the United States and Israel, targeting everything from
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For more than six months, 160 sailors aboard a British nuclear submarine disappeared from the surface of the Earth. No sunlight touched their skin, no fresh air filled their lungs, and no
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Two years after the death of Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, Yulia Navalnaya says she still hears her husband’s voice. It is not only a memory but a guiding force, shaping her
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An emerging picture of the 2026 war in Iran suggests that the battlefield extends far beyond military bases and weapons facilities, reaching deep into the country’s civilian policing infrastructure. According to findings
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The modern battlefield is no longer confined to land, sea, or air. In the escalating confrontation between Iran, the United States, and Israel, a parallel war is unfolding in the digital realm—one
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The war in Sudan has crossed the three-year mark, a grim milestone in what many analysts now describe as an “abandoned crisis.” Despite staggering human suffering and widespread displacement, the conflict has
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The intensifying geopolitical competition sparked by conflicts in the Middle East and shifting energy priorities has drawn global attention toward strategic chokepoints and polar regions. Yet while the Arctic dominates headlines, Antarctica
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This is a nasty, rotten business~ Robert Crandall At the outset of the discussion to follow, I must say that I have no claims to pretension that I am an expert on turning
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A serious controversy has emerged in Sri Lanka following allegations that a journalist covering a nationally significant “Walk for Peace” was assaulted and obstructed while reporting, with claims implicating a media official
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Experts and critics have described the ongoing discussion around recovering the US$2.5 million allegedly stolen from Sri Lanka’s Treasury as a “smokescreen,” raising concerns that the focus on recovery efforts may be
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has reportedly placed an order to purchase a specialised machine valued at Rs. 700 crore (approximately seven billion rupees) from German company Giesecke+Devrient (G&D) to detect
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Questions have been raised in Sri Lanka over a reported administrative decision involving the transfer of authority related to foreign debt payments from the Central Bank to the Ministry of Finance, prompting
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