Sri Lanka’s legislative process is facing serious shortcomings, while many parliamentarians are voting on bills without fully understanding their contents, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche has said. Addressing
On January 27, 1945, soldiers of the Soviet Red Army made a grim and historic discovery. As they entered the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most notorious Nazi concentration and extermination
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Some elements of the Israeli media seem utterly incapable of tolerating the sight of returning hostages looking anything less than emaciated, shattered, or broken. The idea that
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Wall Street faced a sharp downturn on Monday as fears over Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) advancements spooked investors, particularly in the tech sector. Nvidia, a key driver of the AI boom, saw
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An underwater data cable connecting Sweden and Latvia was damaged early on Sunday morning, marking at least the fourth suspected sabotage incident in the Baltic Sea in recent months. The latest disruption
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by Luxman Aravind One could only chuckle, if it weren’t such an exquisite tragedy, at the state of the Sri Lankan government, which continues to gallivant through a delusional haze, unburdened by
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Asian technology stocks experienced a notable decline on Monday, spurred by growing concerns about global artificial intelligence (AI) investment and the emerging influence of Chinese start-up DeepSeek. According to the Financial Times,
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The gruesome spectacle of a dog being hanged in Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu, is not merely an isolated incident—it is a grotesque symptom of a society mired in the psychosis of cruelty, retribution, and
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the United States’ position on Taiwan during a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, emphasizing that the U.S. “does not support” Taiwan’s independence and
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The once-unstoppable James Bond franchise finds itself at an unprecedented crossroads. With no new actor, no clear script, and tensions over creative direction, the world’s most famous spy is adrift in a
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has long been a gathering of the world’s political, business, and cultural elite, where grand speeches and ambitious goals often clash with the realities
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A new investigation has revealed the significant financial influence China holds over some of the UK’s most prestigious universities, raising questions about Beijing’s growing role in shaping academic and research agendas in
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The Gray Zone has reported that Julia Sebutinde, a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and now its president, has stood alone in rejecting South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.
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Pope Francis has made several key appointments that suggest a shift in the Catholic Church’s power dynamics, particularly concerning women’s roles. These appointments, including the appointment of Raffaella Petrini as the first
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The following excerpts are adapted from a report published in The Times (UK). In 1990, the eccentric British art duo Gilbert & George found themselves in Moscow, invited to display their work
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A harrowing investigation by Times UK has revealed the chilling depths of modern slavery in Britain, uncovering a criminal enterprise that exploited vulnerable individuals for nearly a decade. Between 2012 and 2019,
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