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
The Dutch government is on the verge of collapse after far-right leader Geert Wilders announced his Party for Freedom (PVV) is withdrawing from the ruling coalition over failed asylum policy negotiations. The
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, currently the head of the Royal Air Force (RAF), is set to become the United Kingdom’s next professional head of the armed forces, according to senior
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Philippine medical officials have issued a stark warning about a looming public health emergency as new HIV infections in the country have surged sharply this year, disproportionately affecting young males. Data from
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A grave public health crisis is unfolding in Sri Lanka as the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has released a damning report exposing dozens of widely-used beauty and
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Global electric vehicle giant Tesla is not planning to manufacture in India and is instead focused on setting up retail operations, Union Heavy Industries Minister HD
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The once-robust academic exchange between the United States and China is facing unprecedented strain, as accusations of espionage involving Chinese students gain momentum in American political and media circles. According to a
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As cross-strait tensions continue to mount, a former senior Taiwanese defense official has cautioned that the risk of a military mishap between China and Taiwan is growing—fueled by heightened military activity and
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC In a pointed appeal aimed at reshaping geopolitical alignments, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday urged India to distance itself from the BRICS bloc and
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Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, issued a stark warning Monday that China’s recent military maneuvers around Taiwan should be viewed not as routine exercises, but as strategic
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that Britain must fully embrace artificial intelligence in public services—including AI doctors, nurses, and teachers—or risk being left behind in what he described as the
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Cyberbullying can trigger symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in teens and should be classified as an “adverse childhood experience” (ACE), according to a new study published in BMC Public Health. The
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In a new biography titled “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future,” Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey offers a penetrating look at one of the most
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On May 24, 2025, Pappu Lohra aka Somed Lohra, the ‘supremo’ of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), and the outfit’s ‘second-in-command’ Prabhat Ganjhu, were shot dead during a gunfight with Security
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Boeing Co. shares are gaining renewed investor confidence after Bank of America Corp. upgraded the stock to a “buy,” citing its central role in U.S. trade negotiations under the Trump administration and
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) is facing escalating turmoil in Hong Kong, as the global accounting giant grapples with the aftershocks of its controversial audits of China Evergrande Group, one of the country’s most
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