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
A former senior Meta executive has warned that artificial intelligence is fundamentally rewriting the rules of employment, particularly for young people trying to enter the workforce. Clara Shih, who previously led Business
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Spain’s Congress has declassified a collection of documents related to the attempted coup of 23 February 1981, known as the 23-F, in a move that paradoxically reveals little that is truly new
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Brazil is confronting a mounting household debt crisis that has left millions of families struggling to stay afloat in an economy marked by inequality, high borrowing costs, and aggressive financial expansion. According
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Global military expenditure surged to a record $2.887 trillion in 2025, extending more than a decade of continuous growth and signaling a world increasingly shaped by insecurity and geopolitical tension. The figures,
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In the immediate aftermath of a security scare at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, social media platforms were flooded with conspiracy theories claiming the incident had been staged. According
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By day, they scan the skies above the Gulf of Oman, watching anxiously for any sign of attack or suspicious movement near their ships. By night, they replay the same films repeatedly,
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by Our Correspondent in Jaffna The Mullivaikkal Remembrance Committee has issued a call for collective unity among Eelam Tamils as preparations begin for the 18th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal tragedy, urging people
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Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited a combined unit under a mechanized infantry division
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There is a growing sense among policymakers and markets that the era of the petrodollar may be under strain. The escalation of tensions around Iran, disruptions in Gulf shipping routes, and experiments
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Nearly two months into the war with Iran, the scale of destruction is staggering. More than 30,000 bombs and strikes have been unleashed by the United States and Israel, targeting everything from
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For more than six months, 160 sailors aboard a British nuclear submarine disappeared from the surface of the Earth. No sunlight touched their skin, no fresh air filled their lungs, and no
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Two years after the death of Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, Yulia Navalnaya says she still hears her husband’s voice. It is not only a memory but a guiding force, shaping her
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An emerging picture of the 2026 war in Iran suggests that the battlefield extends far beyond military bases and weapons facilities, reaching deep into the country’s civilian policing infrastructure. According to findings
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The modern battlefield is no longer confined to land, sea, or air. In the escalating confrontation between Iran, the United States, and Israel, a parallel war is unfolding in the digital realm—one
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The war in Sudan has crossed the three-year mark, a grim milestone in what many analysts now describe as an “abandoned crisis.” Despite staggering human suffering and widespread displacement, the conflict has
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