Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
Charles Lieber, the former Harvard University professor and internationally recognized nanoscientist who was convicted in 2021 for concealing ties to a Chinese talent recruitment program, has officially joined Tsinghua University as a
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In the lead-up to next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, conservative cardinals have launched a series of criticisms against the late Pope Francis, casting a shadow over his progressive 12-year
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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering replacing the next generation of Air Force One with a luxury jet originally owned by the Qatari royal family, amid growing frustration with Boeing over delays
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Amazon’s latest earnings report has left investors underwhelmed, with the company’s key cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), posting slower-than-expected revenue growth. As reported by The Times UK, shares in the
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McDonald’s has reported its steepest decline in U.S. same-store sales since the pandemic, as economic uncertainty and rising consumer anxiety — fueled by President Trump’s renewed trade war — take a toll
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A catastrophic power outage that swept across Spain and parts of Portugal earlier this week has ignited fierce debate over the country’s heavy reliance on solar energy, with energy experts and former
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his pressure campaign against Iran, vowing to impose sweeping secondary sanctions on any country or individual purchasing Iranian oil or petrochemicals, in a move that
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has launched a new online campaign aimed at recruiting Chinese citizens as spies, using social media videos to appeal to disillusioned members of the Chinese Communist Party
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President Donald Trump has dismissed National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, following a scandal involving the use of an encrypted private messaging app to discuss sensitive military operations,
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake acknowledged a deepening internal crisis within the ruling party during his address at the May Day rally held at Galle Face Green in Colombo today. In a candid
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The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $131 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to India aimed at enhancing maritime surveillance capabilities across the Indo-Pacific region, according to an official announcement by
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In a major legal showdown that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence and copyright law, Meta will face a group of prominent US authors in court on Thursday over allegations that
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Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has publicly denied reports that the company’s board is seeking to replace CEO Elon Musk, following a sharp drop in sales and growing controversy over Musk’s political ties,
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Sam Altman’s controversial digital identity startup “World,” formerly known as Worldcoin, has officially launched in the United States, bringing its iris-scanning orbs and associated cryptocurrency tokens to American users for the first
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India is facing mounting domestic and international scrutiny after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir last week left at least 26 people dead — most of them Indian tourists — in a
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