Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
Japan is once again confronting one of the most sensitive questions in its postwar history: whether to revise the Constitution that has defined the nation’s pacifist identity for nearly eight decades. Newly
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Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence that the first humans to inhabit the High Arctic were not merely surviving at the edge of the world, but actively transforming it. Newly discovered archaeological sites
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The idea that artificial intelligence could one day manage personal finances no longer belongs to science fiction. Millions of people already consult large language models for everything from budgeting tips to stock
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The United States and Bangladesh have signed a landmark trade agreement that lowers US tariffs on Bangladeshi goods to 19% and opens the door to zero-duty access for selected textile and apparel
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time performance was historic not because of spectacle alone, but because of what it represented. As the first artist to perform an entire Super Bowl set in Spanish,
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Jeff Bezos has pushed out Washington Post chief executive Will Lewis after just over two years in the role, following a wave of newsroom layoffs and growing frustration over the paper’s strategic
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HSBC and Barclays are facing a $12 billion lawsuit in the United States over their alleged roles in an offshore trust business suspected of large-scale fraud and linked to the Jeffrey Epstein
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China has urged its major banks to curb their exposure to US government debt, citing rising market volatility and increasing financial and geopolitical risks, according to people familiar with the matter. The
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China has released a white paper defending Hong Kong’s approach to safeguarding national security, presenting the measures as essential to maintaining stability in a volatile global environment. The document, issued on Tuesday
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China’s influence in Bangladesh is expected to grow further after this week’s national election, following the 2024 ouster of long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina, whose government had close ties with India. According
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Sri Lanka’s public service is once again engulfed in controversy, as disputes surrounding senior civil servants expose a deeper, long-running crisis at the heart of the state. The recent controversy involving Attorney
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Sri Lanka’s energy sector is now mired in a scandal so blatant that it has stripped away any remaining pretence of clean governance. The importation and continued use of substandard coal at
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Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has begun 2026 with a troubling contradiction, as rising visitor numbers have failed to translate into higher revenues. According to the latest data released by the Central Bank
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Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets recorded a slight decline in January 2026, reflecting ongoing pressures on the country’s external buffers even as the Central Bank strengthened its gold holdings. According to the
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Editorial There’s nothing subtle about the fact that Super Bowl LX on 8 February 2026 will be remembered not for the football but for the cultural and political earthquake detonated by the
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