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
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, hailing it as a major step in expanding the reach and striking power of his nuclear-armed military, state media
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Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) is fielding its most diverse slate of new candidates since independence in a bid to connect with a rapidly evolving electorate ahead of the general election
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Virginia Giuffre, whose allegations of sexual abuse helped expose the vast criminal network surrounding financier Jeffrey Epstein and implicated Britain’s Prince Andrew, has died by suicide at the age of 41, her
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A powerful explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee Port, Iran’s largest commercial shipping facility, on Saturday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 700, according to local media reports citing officials. The
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Fifty years after the chaotic evacuation of Saigon, retired U.S. Army Colonel Stuart Herrington still wrestles with the guilt of leaving 420 desperate Vietnamese behind on the roof of the American embassy.
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A surge of violent attacks against prison guards and their families is exposing the deep crisis within France’s penitentiary system, where organized crime networks, operating from inside prison walls, are challenging the
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In the frigid wilderness of northern Norway, a group of Norwegian military intelligence soldiers is undertaking a grueling 100-day Arctic survival mission — a test of both human endurance and technological resilience
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Japanese trade negotiators are bracing for difficult talks with U.S. officials after Donald Trump revived a baffling claim about a Japanese car safety test — one that, in reality, does not exist.
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As tensions in South Asia simmer, Pakistan continues to refine its controversial and high-risk strategy for surviving a potential conflict with its larger neighbor, India. At the core of its defense posture
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In a story that reads like a Cold War thriller turned tragic, Michael Gloss — the 21-year-old son of a high-ranking CIA official — was killed earlier this month while fighting for
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The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed in 1960, has long been regarded as one of the most enduring and successful transboundary water agreements in history. It has weathered numerous challenges, from wars
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Google’s latest push to bring end-to-end encryption to Gmail has drawn praise for improving email security—but experts are sounding the alarm that it may also open a dangerous new avenue for phishing
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A new study by Stanford University researchers warns that measles, a disease once declared eliminated in the United States, is on track to become endemic again within the next two decades if
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Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., is planning a record-breaking ¥6 trillion ($42 billion) buyout of Toyota Industries Corp., the historic company that gave birth to the world’s largest automaker, according
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China has quietly lifted its steep retaliatory tariffs on certain semiconductor imports from the United States, a move that may signal a softening of trade tensions between the two economic superpowers. According
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