by Our Correspondent in Washington DC China has increasingly relied on people outside formal diplomatic structures to communicate with the United States, using academics, business leaders, students, cultural organisations and even sport
United Republic Front leader Patali Champika Ranawaka has intensified criticism of the controversial coal tender, claiming that Sri Lanka is losing two gigawatt hours of power every day due to the import
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A 53-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murdering her businessman husband after police investigations suggested the death was not an accident, but a deliberate act. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has delivered a stark assessment of Europe’s security ambitions, warning that the European Union would be unable to defend itself without the United States even if member
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An Iranian oil tanker masquerading as hundreds of kilometers away while loading jet fuel has emerged as a key link in a covert supply chain fueling Myanmar’s escalating air war against civilians,
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Ukraine’s political establishment has been shaken by fresh allegations of systemic corruption after the country’s top anti-graft prosecutor said dozens of lawmakers had been implicated in vote rigging inside parliament. Speaking to
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Japan has discreetly asked some of its fishermen to stay away from the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, reflecting growing concern in Tokyo that even minor maritime incidents could
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said Britain will not be forced to choose between the United States and China as he prepares for a landmark visit to Beijing this week, arguing that
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U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology is set to announce a new manufacturing investment in Singapore as early as Tuesday, expanding its production footprint amid a severe global shortage of memory chips,
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would raise tariffs on a range of South Korean imports to 25%, escalating trade tensions with a key Asian ally as he
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Guyana’s economy expanded by 19.3% in 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth, even as the pace of expansion in its oil sector slowed compared with previous years, Finance Minister
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China’s Anta Sports Products said on Tuesday it would acquire a 29.06% stake in German sportswear maker Puma from the Pinault family for 1.51 billion euros, positioning the Hong Kong-listed group as
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Using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up the majority of matter in the universe
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A coal-fired power plant operated by India’s Adani Power has been charging Bangladesh significantly more than market rates for electricity and passing on Indian corporate taxes to the country, according to a
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Kobani, the Syrian town that became a symbol of Kurdish resistance and the turning point in the fight against ISIS, is once again under siege — this time from the Syrian government,
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A new study from the University of Oxford has found that nearly 3.8 billion people worldwide could face extreme heat by 2050, highlighting a climate threat that will hit tropical nations hardest
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