An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
A Chinese-led international team has identified a new super-Earth located within the habitable zone of a sun-like star, marking a significant step forward in the search for extraterrestrial life. The planet, designated
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China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has issued a stark warning to the public and key institutions about an alarming rise in cyber espionage attacks targeting government agencies, research institutions, and critical
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Huawei Technologies has unveiled a major advancement in artificial intelligence training, claiming it has surpassed leading industry approaches—such as those by DeepSeek—with a novel architecture optimized for its self-developed Ascend chips. The
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Chinese state media has publicly revealed key specifications of one of the country’s earliest intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), the DF-5, sparking speculation among analysts that the disclosure may hint at even more
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Europe is facing an escalating threat from some of the world’s most dangerous drug cartels, with Latin American criminal syndicates, particularly Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, now embedding themselves across the continent. A
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Temasek Holdings, Singapore’s state-owned investment giant, is significantly scaling back its exposure to early-stage companies following a series of high-profile investment setbacks and tighter global financial conditions, sources familiar with the matter
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On 12 May 2025, Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, known to everyone in Libya as Ghnewa al-Kikli, was killed during a meeting inside a militia facility run by the 444th Combat Brigade in Tripoli. Ghnewa, as
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A newly declassified trove of Cold War-era documents has unveiled a decades-long secret at the icy heart of NATO’s northern frontier: Denmark, long a staunch advocate of non-nuclear policy, secretly allowed the
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Annalena Baerbock’s appointment as President of the United Nations General Assembly in 2025 is, at best, a perplexing gambit, and at worst, a stark emblem of the
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Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has stepped down after losing a key parliamentary confidence vote triggered by public outrage over his son’s luxury lifestyle, throwing the resource-rich nation into political uncertainty. Oyun-Erdene,
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In a dramatic escalation of Ukraine’s asymmetric warfare tactics, the Crimean Bridge—a critical link between Russia’s Krasnodar region and the annexed Crimean Peninsula—was struck for the third time since the start of
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Once hailed as a rising star in the artificial intelligence space, British tech startup Builder.ai has filed for bankruptcy, marking a dramatic downfall for a company that was, until recently, valued at
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Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea is set to become South Korea’s next president, according to exit polls and partial vote counts reported by the Korean Herald. His victory brings
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Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s former foreign minister and co-leader of the Greens, has officially been elected President of the United Nations General Assembly—an annual role often seen as symbolic. Yet observers suggest her
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Europe’s push to fully sever energy ties with Russia, particularly through a potential full ban on Russian gas, could spell disaster for its already weakened industrial base, warns British publication UnHerd. The
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