Saudi Arabia is confronting a worsening security crisis after Houthi forces seized key positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and resumed missile and drone attacks against Saudi infrastructure, while the network of
The United States Navy has declined near-daily requests from the international shipping industry to provide military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, citing an
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North Korea on Wednesday publicly declared its support for the Iranian people’s decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader, following the death of his father in the initial
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The ongoing investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka is facing renewed scrutiny as political figures accuse the government of bias and selective accountability. Member of Parliament Namal
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The global economy is currently facing a moment of profound peril as one of its most critical arteries, the Strait of Hormuz, has been effectively severed by a rapid military escalation. A
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In a world where nuclear weapons remain the ultimate symbol of military power and deterrence, Africa occupies a unique place in global security history. Few people realize that the continent once possessed
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In September 2003, a confidential diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy in Colombo compiled detailed biographical sketches of several emerging Sri Lankan political figures who were seen at the time as
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In a striking analysis published in Haaretz, economist Eran Yashiv of Tel Aviv University warns that the escalating confrontation between the United States and Iran may ultimately be shaped less by military
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When U.S. President Donald Trump vowed in January to intervene militarily in Iran in support of anti-government protesters, many citizens initially welcomed the prospect. Sorour, a clerk in Tehran, recalled feeling that
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A Silicon Valley startup has announced what it calls the world’s first successful “multi-behavior brain upload,” after creating a complete digital replica of a fruit fly’s brain capable of controlling a virtual
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If one were to visit Kensington Palace expecting the usual glittering display of royal jewelry, one exhibit in the new show The Last Princesses of Punjab challenges that assumption. Rather than simply
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Israel’s missile defence system, famously anchored by the Iron Dome, has long been considered the country’s ultimate shield against airborne attacks. Without its network of missile batteries, radars, and mobile launchers, Israeli
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Concerns are growing over the potential impact of ongoing conflict in West Asia on Sri Lanka’s migrant workforce, with industry representatives warning that as many as 230,000 overseas jobs could be at
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Member of Parliament S. Sritharan says that the ongoing conflict in Iran mirrors the final stages of the 2009 Eelam civil war, with civilians once again facing heavy bombardment and indiscriminate attacks.
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Sri Lanka is facing a deepening road safety crisis after the Police Media Division revealed that more than 3,600 road accidents occurred across the country within the first two months of 2026.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the government will not issue an official set of auspicious times for the
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