An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
Construction of the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium on Mandativu Island, inaugurated on September 1, 2025, under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s patronage, has been ordered to stop until an environmental impact assessment is
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On February 22, 2026, Pakistan carried out a series of predawn airstrikes across eastern and south-eastern Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 civilians, including women and children, and leaving
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday officially released India’s first-ever anti-terror policy, named PRAHAAR, marking a historic step in the country’s national security architecture. The policy outlines a multi-pronged
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Gold climbed to a three-week high while bitcoin fell sharply below $65,000 as markets reacted to escalating uncertainty over US trade policy. The flight to safety was triggered by a 6–3 Supreme
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A recent court filing has revealed that nearly one in five Instagram users aged 13 to 15 reported seeing nudity or sexual images they did not want to view, according to a
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Shares of Novo Nordisk dropped more than 16 percent on Monday, wiping out the remaining gains from its flagship weight-loss drug Wegovy, after the company reported that its next-generation obesity treatment, CagriSema,
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Volvo Cars announced a recall of more than 40,000 EX30 electric SUVs due to high-voltage battery packs that risk overheating, potentially undermining the company’s long-standing safety reputation. The recall affects both Single-Motor
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Israeli politics are in turmoil ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit, set to begin on Wednesday, February 25. Modi is scheduled to address the Knesset and meet with Prime
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The United States is reportedly considering limited military action against Iran in early March, with anonymous sources in both American and Israeli defense establishments suggesting March 2,
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Sri Lankan legislator Namal Rajapaksa has spoken out following the sudden cancellation of his scheduled speeches at the Oxford Union and the Cambridge Union, expressing regret that the appearances did not proceed
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From a rusting oil tanker on an Indian beach to a seized ammunition-laden cargo ship in Senegal and illicit oil transfers off Malaysia, a pattern of maritime deception emerges, all tied to
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by Durga Velayudham Since 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). A recent Bellingcat investigation reveals a disturbing
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Editorial Despite the global ceremony and ostensible triumph of India’s AI Impact Summit, the event was overshadowed by farce and humiliation that exposed the vacuity of its grandiloquent ambitions: a Galgotias University
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by Luxman Aravind The most enduring currency in Sri Lankan politics is not ideology, principle, or even nationalism. It is survival. What we are witnessing today is not a policy correction or
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The threats began quietly, then escalated into something far more sinister. In the spring of 2024, anonymous accounts using the handles “Waifu” and “Judische” flooded Telegram and Discord channels with violent messages
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