Millions of people were unable to follow basic COVID-19 protections because they lacked adequate housing, social protection or access to public services, according to a new international study published by The Lancet.
National Freedom Front leader and Member of Parliament Wimal Weerawansa alleged that the country’s current Justice Minister previously acted as legal counsel for Zahran Hashim, widely identified as the mastermind behind the
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A cache of internal planning documents, grant agreements, and budget frameworks obtained by Sri Lanka Guardian offers a rare window into a coordinated, multi-year funding strategy targeting key pillars of Indonesia’s civic
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Speaking at the outset of his address to Parliament yesterday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka laid out in stark terms what he described as the country’s most pressing structural weakness
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A humanoid android modeled on actress Cai Ming stunned audiences during the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, appearing almost indistinguishable from a real person. Behind such increasingly lifelike digital humans lies a technological
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For decades, a faint green glow from crystal jellyfish has illuminated the inner workings of life. The discovery of green fluorescent protein, or GFP, revolutionized biology, allowing scientists to track molecules inside
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For centuries, the grand pyramids and intricately carved monuments of the ancient Maya stood as silent witnesses to a vanished world. Rising from the jungles of Mesoamerica, cities such as Palenque and
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When OpenAI announced on February 28 that it had secured a deal allowing the US military to deploy its technologies in classified settings, the timing was as striking as the terms. The
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The Khatam al‑Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces stated on Tuesday that Iran’s ongoing retaliatory operations are exclusively aimed at Israeli and US military and strategic assets, emphasizing that Tehran
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Sudan has formally accused Ethiopia of allowing drones to be launched from its territory into Sudan in February and March, escalating the three-year civil war that has already displaced millions. The Sudanese
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Moscow has lost communication with the leadership of Iran’s nuclear sector as US and Israeli attacks intensify, according to Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom. Director General Alexey Likhachev confirmed that operations at
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Germany’s armed forces are facing a deepening internal crisis as reports of abuse, hazing, and discrimination undermine recruitment and retention efforts. The annual assessment by Henning Otte, Germany’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the
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In a spectacle that has stunned observers around the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood in Israel, publicly embracing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—a leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for war
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Manipur is quietly arming itself into a deeper deadlock. Between July 2023 and February 2026, amid ongoing ethnic violence and a severe law-and-order crisis, the State government issued over 7,227 new arms
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The United States is considering relocating key missile defence systems and military assets from South Korea to the Middle East as its ongoing military campaign against Iran shows signs of extending beyond
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Retired Major General Tuan Suresh Sallay, former head of the State Intelligence Service during the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime, was arrested on February 25, 2026, by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and is
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