Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
Taiwan is preparing to purchase its first weapons for a major air-defense initiative announced less than two months ago, underscoring the island’s determination to get the program operational as China intensifies military
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A Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence company is seeking a $300 million loan to purchase advanced Nvidia Corp. chips for use in Japan by a Chinese client, highlighting the complex regulatory and financial
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Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is supporting Microsoft Corp. in a contentious shareholder vote concerning the company’s human rights practices, Bloomberg reported. Some investors had proposed requiring Microsoft to enhance its
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Editorial Sri Lanka continues to suffer from the havoc of a disaster that every credible warning had foretold, yet the government chose to sidestep. President Dissanayake, emerging almost 72 hours after the
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French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a three-day state visit to China, marking his first return to the country since 2023. His trip opened in Beijing with a formal meeting with Chinese
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Revenues from arms sales and military services by the world’s 100 largest arms-producing companies climbed to a record $679 billion in 2024, a 5.9 per cent increase from the previous year, according
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There is a deep conviction that if we all knew and agreed upon the truth — the truth about global warming, the truth about God, the truth about transgender biology, the truth
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by Durga Velayudham The greatest tragedy in writing about other people’s suffering is when an author arrives not to understand, but to confirm a story she has already sold. Sonia Faleiro an
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When Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a brief video in late November showing a missile launching from a grey warship, it appeared to be a routine announcement of a successful test
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Newly obtained internal documents reviewed by Sri Lanka Guardian reveal how George Soros’ Open Society Foundations (OSF) channeled millions of dollars through Jakarta-based intermediaries to civil society networks at the center of
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Global airlines raced to repair a software issue affecting Airbus A320 jets on Saturday, as a partial recall by the European planemaker grounded hundreds of flights across Asia and Europe, raising concerns
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When President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Moscow this week for high-stakes negotiations, he is expected to receive a cordial reception, though Russia is showing little appetite for compromise. According to
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Cambridge University is reportedly engaging with Reform UK as its leadership seeks to anticipate the potential impact of a party-led government modeled on former US President Donald Trump’s approach to higher education.
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing the most personal and political pressure of his tenure as his closest aide resigns amid a corruption investigation and questions mount over his war strategy. According
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In Hong Kong’s northern district of Tai Po, the aftermath of the Wang Fuk Court residential fire has moved the search for missing residents into a local community hall, where distraught family
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