The offer was blunt: $25,000 to track and kill a person in the Lithuanian capital who, according to U.S. prosecutors, was “telling lies about Russia”. The alleged approach came last year from
Negotiations aimed at paving the way for a political transition and future elections in Venezuela are resuming this week as representatives of the government and opposition return to the negotiating table under
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The United States has refunded approximately US$100 billion in tariffs collected under measures later struck down by the US Supreme Court, according to a court filing, marking a significant development in the
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Singapore’s Far East Organization has entered a new chapter in its six-decade history as leadership passes to the third generation of the Ng family, reflecting a broader succession trend among Singapore’s largest
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Sri Lanka’s government has announced revised salary scales for medical officers and specialist doctors while disclosing fresh figures on the number of doctors who have travelled overseas in recent years, as Parliament
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Commercial shipping through two of the world’s most strategically important maritime chokepoints declined sharply on Wednesday, according to shipping data, highlighting the continued disruption to regional trade routes amid escalating conflict in
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India’s central bank is expected to hold off on raising interest rates until December or later, with economists pointing to subdued core inflation despite recent increases in headline consumer prices. The outlook
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The Sri Lanka Navy has launched a special rescue operation to assist 11 Indian fishermen after their fishing vessel ran aground near Delft Island while allegedly operating illegally inside Sri Lankan territorial
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OpenAI has asked a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple accusing the artificial intelligence company and two former Apple employees of misappropriating the iPhone maker’s trade secrets to advance
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For Souleymane Griene, Europe began not with opportunity but with survival. After escaping death in the waters separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the 20-year-old climbed into an Islamic cemetery
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A sustained Ukrainian campaign targeting Russia’s oil refining capacity and fuel distribution network has intensified economic pressure inside Russia, exposing the growing domestic costs of the war even as political support for
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In an interview economist Igor Lipsitz argues that Russia’s worsening fuel shortages and broader economic pressures reflect mounting structural challenges created by the war in Ukraine. While he believes these difficulties will
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by Luxman Aravind The last week Trial-at-Bar judgment in the Easter Sunday criminal proceedings is far more than another judicial determination. It is a significant legal milestone that compels a reassessment of one
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today, Wednesday, delivered a virtual address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC), South Asia, ahead of her announced return to
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Military researchers say the submarine cable network carrying 99 per cent of global intercontinental data traffic and supporting an estimated US$10 trillion in daily cross-border financial transactions is becoming increasingly vulnerable as
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As governments invest tens of billions of dollars in next-generation combat aircraft, autonomous “collaborative combat aircraft” are emerging alongside traditional fighter jets, reshaping military strategy, defence alliances and procurement priorities. The spectacle
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