Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruling clearing the 22nd Amendment to proceed without a referendum has done more than settle a constitutional question. It has opened a deeper debate over the balance of
Central banks around the world have been steadily increasing their gold reserves, with 2024 marking the third consecutive year that global gold purchases surpassed the 1,000 metric tons (MT) threshold. According to
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Tesla has issued a recall for more than 46,000 Cybertrucks in the United States over a critical safety issue, marking another setback for the highly anticipated electric pickup truck. The company announced
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Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), met with Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today to
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The Joint Commander of the French Forces deployed in the Indian Ocean, Rear Admiral Hugues Laine, held a significant meeting with Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at
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Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has reportedly declined an offer from Saudi Arabia to construct 200 mosques in the country, urging the kingdom to prioritize investments in critical infrastructure such as
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The grotesque irony of Sri Lanka’s leadership posturing as champions of gender equity while presiding over a system that systematically exploits and discards its female workforce cannot
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In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, an international team led by Chinese researchers has successfully realized quantum-secured communication spanning over 12,900 kilometers between China and South Africa. This breakthrough, utilizing the Jinan-1 micro-nano
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Despite making significant strides in political leadership, the paradox persists: having women in power does not always translate into broader gender equality. The experiences of women like Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, and
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In a manoeuvre that can only be described as a diplomatic Molotov cocktail, the Israeli Knesset has advanced a bill that would criminalise cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC). This legislation,
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If history is the scaffold upon which civilizations build their myths, then Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age ruthlessly dismantles one of the grandest illusions of all: the Renaissance
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by Eric In The Dead Sea: A 10,000-Year History, the author excavates not merely the layers of sediment that compose the physical basin of this enigmatic inland sea but the strata of
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by Durga Edna Bonhomme’s A History of the World in Six Plagues is no passive chronology of pandemics—it is an excoriating treatise on the intersections of disease, colonialism, and the necropolitical calculus
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The Five Eyes (FVEY) Alliance stands as the world’s oldest and most exclusive intelligence-sharing network, shaping international conflicts, regime changes, and economic policies for decades. Established in 1946, the alliance’s roots trace
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Siemens, one of Germany’s largest industrial companies, has announced plans to cut over 6,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring effort. The layoffs, which are set to affect employees in
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France’s national rail operator, SNCF, has declared war on wild boars after their population explosion led to widespread disruptions, significant delays, and millions of euros worth of damage. With the boar population
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