Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
The International Monetary Fund has issued a sharp warning to European Union governments over their handling of energy subsidies, arguing that broad-based fuel and energy support measures could deepen fiscal risks and
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Counting of votes has begun across five key regions in India, marking a pivotal moment in one of the country’s most extensive electoral exercises in recent years. The elections, held across West
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In a packed federal courtroom in Oakland, California, one of the most consequential battles in modern technology is playing out—not just between two billionaires, but over the very future of artificial intelligence.
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Deep inside Ukraine, far from the front lines but central to the country’s war effort, a new generation of weapons is being designed, built, and deployed with increasing speed and ambition. As
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John Pederson thought he had found a way out. Injured in a car crash and unable to work, the former line cook from Outback Steakhouse turned to prediction markets in a bid
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In Sri Lanka, access to clean water is not a luxury but a daily necessity, placing immense responsibility on the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. Unlike many other state institutions, its
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For more than a century, the anthem of international workers’ solidarity—first written in French in 1871—has echoed across the world, calling on labourers to unite and fight for their rights. In Sri
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Sri Lanka is confronting a deeply troubling convergence of financial scandal and unexplained death, raising urgent concerns about transparency, accountability, and institutional trust. At the center of the crisis is the loss
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For decades, the Ceylon Electricity Board stood as a central pillar of Sri Lanka’s public sector, powering homes, industries, and livelihoods. Today, it is gone—dissolved and replaced by four newly formed companies
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Sri Lankan law enforcement has carried out a significant operation targeting suspected cybercriminal activity, arresting 37 foreign nationals in a coordinated raid that highlights the country’s growing concerns over transnational digital crime.
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Fresh testimony from survivors of the Iranian naval frigate IRIS Dena has intensified international scrutiny over the March 4 attack that sank the vessel near Sri Lanka, with new accusations that delays
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Ai Weiwei has reignited the global debate on artistic freedom after criticising the decision-making practices of major international art institutions, including the Venice Biennale. Speaking during the inauguration of his retrospective Aftershock
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Adela Cortina, one of Spain’s most influential contemporary thinkers and a key voice in European ethics, has offered a stark yet measured diagnosis of the country’s evolution over the past 50 years.
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Europe is confronting a rapidly evolving security crisis as hybrid threats—ranging from proxy violence to cyberattacks—spread across the continent, exposing deep vulnerabilities in national defenses and social cohesion. A recent stabbing in
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Iraq is being pulled dangerously deeper into the widening conflict between the United States and Iran, a geopolitical struggle that is now reshaping the country’s political future, destabilizing its economy, and threatening
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