Israel’s parliamentary election has strengthened the political position of Arab parties while leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing bloc facing the prospect of losing its parliamentary majority. The emerging results could force
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has warned that ageing oil tankers used to transport Russian petroleum could cause a major environmental disaster along European coastlines, describing the vessels as
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At least 72 workers have been killed in an airstrike on a gold mine near the disputed border between Sudan and Egypt, according to Sudanese human rights activists. The organisation Emergency Lawyers
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The National Shoora Council (NSC) has urged Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to Iranian vessels stranded south of Galle within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),
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The confrontation between Washington and Moscow during the final years of the Cold War was not confined to nuclear weapons, military strategy and competing visions of global security. Newly declassified records published
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said his government had rejected requests from the United States for multiple military aircraft to land in Sri Lanka and from
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by Durga Velayudham Monks have begun marching from Kandy towards Colombo, where they are expected to arrive on October 15. The question is not simply why they are marching, but why Sri
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Tobacco use among schoolchildren in Sri Lanka has increased significantly over the past eight years, with the proportion of students who have tried smoking at least once doubling between 2016 and 2024,
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Plans to open Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Bridge Marine National Park to tourism on October 15 have drawn strong objections from an environmental lawyer and a former senior wildlife official, who warn that
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Sri Lanka’s state universities are struggling to recruit and retain senior academics as lecturers leave for overseas employment, creating staffing shortages that threaten their ability to accommodate a growing student population. The
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Supertanker freight rates on Persian Gulf–East Asia routes have climbed above $1.4 million a day, setting a new record as the Iran war disrupts oil transportation, ties up vessels and drives shipping
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Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon has said he will not race in 2027 unless he secures a seat, describing the uncertainty surrounding his future as a significant burden as he prepares to
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Fifteen former members of Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) and intelligence officers have broken decades of silence to describe covert operations against the Irish Republican Army (IRA), offering first-hand accounts of surveillance,
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections scheduled for next month until 11 September 2027 and called for a presidential election on the same date, citing Israeli restrictions and security conditions
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A South Korean container ship has completed the country’s first commercial round trip to Europe through the Arctic, arriving at the southeastern port of Busan on Sunday after a 50-day voyage that
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Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, confronting a combination of war in the
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