An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
Egypt announced on Saturday that it will pay $1.3 billion in outstanding arrears to international oil companies by June, moving up its previously scheduled repayment timeline. The decision comes as the North
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OpenAI announced plans to nearly double its workforce from 4,500 to 8,000 by the end of 2026, according to a report by the Financial Times. The AI startup intends to deploy most
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Recently, while reporting on farmer-owned enterprises, Mint India highlighted the revival of Kala Namak, an aromatic, short-grain rice also known as Buddha rice. Legend has it that Lord Buddha distributed seeds of
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Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, has marked the Persian New Year with a message that intertwines religious observance, national resilience, and a recounting of what he describes
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The ongoing U.S.-Israel excursion into Iran has triggered what the Wall Street Journal calls “one of the riskiest moments of the 21st century,” leaving investors scrambling for safety in markets that offer
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Three weeks into the escalating Middle East war, the Iranian regime is boldly signaling that it believes it is winning, asserting the ability to dictate terms to United States and shape the
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Iran has indicated it may allow Japanese-linked ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, even as it continues to restrict access for much of the world, according to a report citing
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by Durga As tensions escalate in the Middle East, Donald Trump has transformed social media into an unprecedented theater of war, using his platform Truth Social to narrate, influence, and at times
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OpenAI is preparing a major strategic shift by consolidating its flagship offerings, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its browser, into a single desktop “superapp,” marking a decisive move to simplify its ecosystem and
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Tensions flared at the University of Jaffna as students gathered at the main entrance to protest police summons issued in connection with a controversial incident during Sri Lanka’s Independence Day. In the
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A newly released book, The Kissinger Tapes: Inside His Secretly Recorded Phone Conversations, is sending shockwaves through the corridors of history and diplomacy, offering unprecedented insight into the inner workings of one
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The Bank of England kept UK interest rates unchanged at 3.75 per cent today, but governor Andrew Bailey signaled that persistent energy disruptions from the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran could trigger
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As the war with Iran enters its third week, a growing divide is emerging among Gulf Arab states over how the conflict should end. What began with expectations of a swift campaign
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War reached the heart of Beirut before dawn, shattering any illusion that the conflict would remain confined to border areas. At 5.30am, residents were jolted awake by the roar of Israeli jets
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Drug gangs across Britain are adapting faster than the law can respond, exploiting digital platforms and shifting markets to operate with near impunity. A major investigation by Times UK has found that
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