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
Member of Parliament Thurairasa Ravikaran has publicly questioned the effectiveness of Sri Lanka’s naval operations amid growing concerns over the increasing presence of Indian fishing trawlers in the Northern Provincial waters. Raising
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President Donald Trump abruptly removed Pam Bondi from her post as attorney general on Thursday, marking a dramatic turn in an already turbulent period for his administration. The announcement, delivered via social
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Mount Everest has always been synonymous with danger. Climbers face the Khumbu Icefall, with its shifting seracs and yawning crevasses, the 8,000-metre death zone where every step drains the body, and the
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At a recent event in Colombo organized by United Women Power, Praviinaa Raviraj, daughter of the late Nadarajah Raviraj, delivered a blunt call for urgent reforms to empower Sri Lankan women economically
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on an interview with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon conducted by CBS Evening News. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speaks with the authority of a
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For over seven decades, NATO has stood as the cornerstone of Western defense, binding Europe and North America in a collective security pact. Yet, in the wake of the Iran conflict, President
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For a generation often caricatured as prudish, screen-obsessed, and risk-averse, the rise of Gen Z sex parties has surprised even those immersed in London’s nightlife scene. From secret warehouses in Islington to
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In the early hours of March 23, a remarkable flurry of trades took place in global oil markets. Between 6:49 and 6:50 a.m., over $580 million of Brent and West Texas Intermediate
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OpenAI has secured a record-breaking funding round that values the company at an astonishing $835 billion, marking the largest private investment deal in history and signaling surging global confidence in artificial intelligence.
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The technology giant Oracle has begun cutting thousands of jobs as part of a sweeping cost-reduction strategy tied to its massive investments in artificial intelligence and data centre infrastructure. The company, founded
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On August 30, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur landed in Atsugi, Japan, a man of war poised to enforce peace. Wearing aviator sunglasses and a corncob pipe dangling from his lips, he arrived
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Intel will pay over $14 billion to regain full control of its Fab 34 semiconductor facility in Ireland from Apollo Global Management, reversing a 2022 stake sale made to stabilize its finances.
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The United States has secured access to rare earth metals from Brazil through a $565 million loan to the mining company Serra Verde, ensuring that American industries—from defense to technology—can obtain the
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Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed “total victory,” but more than two years later, Israel’s adversaries remain resilient. Hamas still controls parts of Gaza, Hizbollah continues to launch
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Montana welcomed Sri Lankan Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe in a visit that highlights the growing partnership between the U.S. state and the island nation. The Montana National Guard, through the State Partnership Program,
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