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
Over the past two decades, Afghanistan has cycled through war, foreign intervention, and fragile attempts at political transition. The Taliban’s return in August 2021—twenty years after their removal by U.S.-led forces—marked a
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BP has suffered a significant shareholder rebellion after investors rejected key proposals to scale back climate reporting requirements and introduce fully virtual annual general meetings, marking an early challenge for its new
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Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund business, has been hit by a massive $6.1 billion withdrawal from a single institutional client, sending its shares sharply lower and raising fresh
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A new advertising campaign by Volvo has triggered international controversy after featuring Hu Xijin, a prominent and outspoken former editor of Global Times known for his fiercely nationalistic views and combative rhetoric.
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A major cybersecurity breach involving the UK Biobank has triggered widespread concern after confidential medical data belonging to thousands of British citizens was stolen and allegedly put up for sale online. The
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The death of two U.S. government officials in a road accident in a remote area of Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental has rapidly evolved from a tragic highway incident into a politically charged
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US Navy Secretary John C. Phelan has stepped down unexpectedly, with the Pentagon announcing that his departure is “effective immediately” and offering no explanation for the move. The announcement, delivered by Pentagon
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Lebanon has accused Israel of committing war crimes after a Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, escalating tensions over repeated incidents involving media workers in the conflict
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The air campaign that once defined the escalation between the United States, Israel, and Iran has faded into a tense and unstable cease-fire. Yet what has followed is not peace, but a
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Google has escalated the global race for artificial intelligence supremacy with the launch of a new generation of custom-built chips designed to power the next wave of AI computing. According to reporting
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Tesla has reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings, underscoring growing pressure on its core electric vehicle business as global competition intensifies and Elon Musk doubles down on ambitious bets in artificial intelligence and autonomous
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Earlier this year, a little-noticed institutional complaint was filed against the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. It did not challenge a specific policy position or legal argument. Instead, it raised
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Strategic alliances are meant to increase options for a country. What then ensues when a strategic alliance slowly becomes a redefining factor in the process? The emerging alliance between India and Israel
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A planned visit by a delegation associated with Taiwan to Jakarta has drawn attention after diplomatic correspondence sought facilitation support from Indonesian authorities ahead of an international conference scheduled for late April
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Yves Goulet is a former public servant whose professional life was deeply enmeshed within Canada’s intelligence architecture for over three decades. He commenced his career in 1994 with the Canadian Security Intelligence
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