Authorities in Sri Lanka’s Mannar District are preparing to launch a boat service allowing visitors to view all eight sandbanks associated with Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ramar Palam, as part of
Donald Trump’s renewed fixation on Greenland has been framed as a bold move to counter what he calls an expanding Russian threat in the Arctic. Yet behind the dramatic rhetoric, both geography
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The sudden death of veteran Sri Lankan leftist politician Nandana Gunathilake has taken on added political and emotional weight after his family halted a planned cremation, opting instead for burial to preserve
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday delivered a forceful rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring that Europe would not give in to intimidation or “the law of the strongest” amid escalating
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Mohammad Ghaderi is an Iranian journalist and international affairs analyst, known for his deep expertise in geopolitics, national security, and global strategic affairs. He holds a degree
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For decades, Cuba’s official narrative has been anchored in a story of resistance: a small island standing firm against the most powerful nation on Earth. This January 8, however, that story was
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If a boy can be arrested and locked up for months simply for writing a poem, then Sri Lanka has already admitted what kind of country it is: not a democracy, but
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As President Donald Trump completes one year in office today, January 20, new customs data show his tariff-driven approach has coincided with a sharp drop in U.S. trade with nearly 40% of
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A United Nations rights official has raised the alarm over a sharp rise in executions worldwide in 2025, driven largely by a handful of countries that have intensified capital punishment despite global
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According to a spokesperson from the nation’s finance ministry, Malaysia has approached debt arrangers with a request for proposals, marking the first step toward a potential dollar bond issuance. The government said
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Scroll through TikTok or Instagram and you will almost certainly encounter the now-familiar line: “Your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed yet.” The phrase has become the modern-day excuse for impulsive decisions, risky
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In the 1980s and 1990s, foreign restaurant chains were among the most visible icons of China’s opening-up and economic reform. Eating a hamburger or pizza was not merely a meal; it was
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In the decades before the storming of the Bastille, France did not simply move toward revolution because of bad harvests, economic collapse, or the glaring inequality between Versailles and the starving streets
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When the United States completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil this week, the $500 million transaction reopened a geopolitical channel that had been largely dormant for years, signaling that energy pragmatism
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A new audit report reveals deepening concerns over wasted land, unpaid dues and regulatory lapses within Sri Lanka’s flagship investment agency, raising fresh questions about the country’s ability to attract and manage
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Sri Lanka has set an ambitious goal to send 1,000 caregiving professionals to Israel in 2026, building on a bilateral employment agreement that has already placed more than 2,600 Sri Lankan workers
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