Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruling clearing the 22nd Amendment to proceed without a referendum has done more than settle a constitutional question. It has opened a deeper debate over the balance of
A Note from the Editorial The Red Sea, long regarded as one of the most vital maritime arteries in the world, is now at the center of an escalating global security crisis.
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by Durga “‘Azadi’ means ‘freedom.’” The clarity of this statement is immediately destabilised by the lived reality that follows: “Azadi Stadium… where 100,000 fans can watch the country’s most important games. But
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by Nil “Rumour and conspiracy theories can produce even more powerful effects than reality.” With this disquietingly contemporary observation, Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs by Antony Beevor declares its central
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At a solemn Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony today afternoon, David Barnea, head of Mossad, delivered a stark message about the future of Israel’s covert operations against Iran, signaling that recent military actions
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Editorial Today in Sri Lanka, and many other countries across Asia, April is not simply being celebrated—it is being performed, consumed, and, in some cases, quietly misunderstood. The Sinhala and Tamil New
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by Eric There are moments in the life of an institution when an appointment is not simply recorded, but quietly alters the grammar of how authority is imagined within it. The elevation
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The unprecedented exchange began after Donald Trump launched a personal attack on Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff in history, accusing him publicly of political bias and weakness. According to reporting
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A feature reported by The New York Times has cast renewed attention on the unusually visible private life of Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos, framing their relationship not just as a
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As the United States farcically walks away from the negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, it was always a matter of concern whether Israel would abide by any such agreement. This was particularly
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Iranian authorities carried out at least 1,639 executions in 2025, marking the highest annual figure recorded since 1989, according to a joint report by Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against
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Four days after Israel launched an intense aerial assault on Lebanon, Beirut remains a city defined by rubble, grief, and unanswered questions. In a matter of minutes on Wednesday, more than 160
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In the ruined silence of Al-Fashir, a city in western Sudan that once housed more than a million people, a fragile paper map becomes the only remaining guide to a place that
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A new claim from the US AI company Anthropic has triggered alarm, skepticism, and fascination across the technology world. The firm says its latest artificial intelligence model, “Claude Mythos Preview,” is so
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A growing body of neuroscience is transforming how pregnancy is understood, suggesting that motherhood is not only a biological and hormonal transition but also a profound process of brain reorganization. A decade
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of striking a ₹1,000-crore deal to unseat her government, triggering a major political confrontation ahead of the state elections. Her
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