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
In Tehran, the landscape of war is no longer confined to distant frontlines or official broadcasts. It has been brought into the streets, plastered across highways, public squares, and residential districts in
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, one of the most influential figures in modern musical theatre, has revealed the depth of his struggle with alcoholism and the dramatic personal and professional transformation that has followed
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Few living figures embody Hungary’s turbulent modern history as fully as Paul Lendvai. Born in 1929 in Budapest, he survived the Holocaust, was imprisoned under communism, fled the country after the failed
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The narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long been a flashpoint for geopolitical tensions, but recent developments suggest the stakes are now far higher than oil shipments or regional security.
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A quiet reckoning is unfolding across Germany as thousands of people confront an uncomfortable truth: the past is closer than they thought. A digital tool released by Die Zeit, allowing users to
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The concentration of wealth in the 21st century has reached levels so extreme that even comparisons to America’s Gilded Age fall short, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz. Speaking in an interview reported
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At four in the morning, tragedy in Chernobyl has a way of announcing itself. It did so on April 26, 1986, when a telephone rang in the home of Olexander Zelentsov, calling
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When Donald Trump returned to power in early 2025, Europe’s far-right parties welcomed the moment with enthusiasm. For years, many nationalist leaders across the continent had looked to Washington for validation, and
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At a bustling convention center in Beijing in late March, historian Adam Tooze towered over a cluster of Chinese journalists pressing him for answers. Their questions were urgent and revealing: what does
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In late October 2008, as global markets reeled from a historic financial collapse, a nine-page document quietly began circulating online. Titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” it outlined a radical vision:
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As conflict reshapes battlefields across continents, Iran’s military establishment has been quietly absorbing lessons from one of the most closely watched wars of the 21st century. A detailed investigation by the Financial
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The economic aftershocks of the recent US-Israel war with Iran are rapidly coming into focus, with a new analysis projecting a staggering regional repair bill of up to $58 billion. According to
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The World Trade Organization’s latest ministerial meeting, held last month in Yaounde, ended not with a breakthrough but with a familiar and troubling outcome: deadlock. Once envisioned as the cornerstone of a
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Palantir, the U.S.-based data analytics and surveillance firm, has ignited a fresh wave of controversy after publishing a 22-point “brief” summary of its chief executive Alexander Karp’s book, The Technological Republic. Framed
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor NATO is reportedly preparing to establish its first Asian regional office in Japan by the end of this year, according to informed sources cited in diplomatic discussions,
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