Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
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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While official narratives surrounding the ongoing Iran-US negotiations emphasize nuclear de-escalation and regional stability—particularly regarding Israel—there’s an unspoken but potentially more powerful driver behind the scenes: rare earth elements. For years, Iran
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Meta has signed its first long-term nuclear energy deal, securing two decades of clean power from an Illinois nuclear plant to help meet the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence and data
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The explosive growth of the opaque private credit industry may be laying the groundwork for the next global financial crisis, according to a major new study involving researchers from Moody’s Analytics, the
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The global economy is on course for its weakest growth since the COVID-19 pandemic, as a resurgent U.S. trade war under President Donald Trump triggers a downturn across leading economies, according to
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A bitter corporate espionage battle between two of Silicon Valley’s most valuable HR tech start-ups has escalated sharply, with Deel accusing rival Rippling of infiltrating its systems and stealing proprietary information —
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