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
According to the latest report from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the country’s total outstanding government debt reached 29,994.7 billion rupees by the end of 2025, marking a significant increase from
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ground test of a high-thrust solid-fuel rocket engine and inspections of both special operations forces and a new main battle tank, according to the
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Amazon is rapidly intensifying the global race for satellite internet dominance, announcing that it has already deployed more than 200 satellites into orbit while preparing hundreds more for imminent launch. The company’s
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Iran-backed Houthi militants have formally entered the escalating regional war, launching ballistic missile attacks toward Israel over the weekend and opening a dangerous new front in a conflict that is already destabilizing
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Japan’s foreign population has reached an unprecedented milestone, surpassing 4 million residents for the first time as migration into the country accelerates. According to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, the number
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared that Ukraine is reshaping geopolitics in the Middle East, unveiling a series of long-term defense agreements with Gulf nations amid escalating regional conflict. Speaking after a
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Criminal syndicates behind Southeast Asia’s vast online scam industry are rapidly abandoning Cambodia as a government-imposed crackdown deadline approaches, triggering a regional reshuffle of illicit operations. Authorities, under mounting pressure from global
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South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are significantly increasing investments in their Chinese wafer fabrication plants as global demand for memory chips skyrockets, driven largely by artificial intelligence computing
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Bank of America has reached a $72.5 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the bank of facilitating the sex-trafficking operations of convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein. Court filings on Friday indicated
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Long regarded as unthinkable or dishonourable, the targeting of enemy leaders is becoming a standard tactic of war, and the implications go far beyond individual battles. A story often recounted about the
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China has launched what is believed to be the world’s longest outdoor escalator system, a nearly one-kilometre engineering feat carved into the steep banks of the Yangtze River in Wushan, part of
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India is increasingly asserting its influence over Sri Lanka’s fuel supply chain, raising concerns about energy sovereignty as the island nation grapples with distribution shortages and rising prices. During a recent telephone
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A new study published in Science suggests that interactions with overly approving artificial-intelligence chatbots can subtly encourage uncivil behavior in users. Researchers found that participants who received flattering feedback from AI tools
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US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new roster for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and the composition has ignited controversy across the global scientific community. Of
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A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s effort to classify Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” granting the AI company an injunction against orders that would have forced federal agencies
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