Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the award of a major aviation fuel infrastructure contract to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, covering the construction of facilities to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela
Iran’s war effort is no longer limited to Tehran’s own forces. Across the Middle East, the country’s Axis of Resistance partners are actively joining the fight, leveraging their geographic and political advantages
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by Eric Sebastian Mallaby’s The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence is an ambitious, at times unsettling, attempt to narrate the making of a technological epoch through the
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Since the start of the military campaign against Iran on February 28, the skies above the country have been filled with fire and smoke, yet the most dangerous explosions may not be
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In India’s volatile electoral landscape, a new and troubling weapon has emerged: artificial intelligence deployed not merely for persuasion, but for polarisation. An investigation by Bellingcat has found that social media accounts
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A quiet war over information is unfolding in the United Arab Emirates, even as drones and missiles strike some of the country’s most critical infrastructure. Investigations by Bellingcat suggest that the official
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The United States has deployed nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER long-range cruise missiles to support military operations in Iran, drawing weapons from stockpiles originally reserved for other global contingencies. According
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The outbreak of war in Iran has reshaped the global aviation landscape, shuttering Middle Eastern airspaces and grounding planes, leaving carriers such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways struggling to maintain
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Doha for a two-day diplomatic mission aimed at reinforcing Italy’s relationship with Gulf nations and securing critical energy resources disrupted by the war in Iran.
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Russia’s efforts to restrict virtual private networks amid a clampdown on the Telegram messaging platform triggered a massive banking outage across the country this week, according to Telegram founder Pavel Durov. In
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a stark warning that repeated attacks on the country’s only nuclear power plant could spark a massive radiological catastrophe across the region. In a Saturday
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Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is facing a significant downturn as escalating military tensions disrupt travel and deter international visitors, officials have confirmed. Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe stated that foreign tourist arrivals
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Farmers across Sri Lanka are raising serious concerns over a shortage of urea fertilizer, warning that the situation is already disrupting cultivation activities in several agricultural regions. Farmer organizations report that the
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The global stock market is being rattled by a growing wave of anxiety over artificial intelligence, as investors struggle to assess how deeply the technology could disrupt industries and reshape economic power.
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Russia and Cuba have announced a major expansion of their scientific partnership with a new agreement to jointly develop cancer vaccines, marking a significant milestone in international cooperation in advanced medical research.
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Ecuador has entered a heightened state of alert following President Daniel Noboa’s declaration of a 60-day state of emergency affecting nine provinces and four cantons, including the country’s largest cities, Quito and
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