Germany’s response to the July 2026 attack in Berlin illustrates a gap between identifying a terrorism threat and taking effective preventive action, according to an analysis published in the latest issue of
by Our Correspondent in Doha Sources close to Syrian intelligence claim that Ukrainian advisers, equipped with advanced American electronic warfare equipment, played a pivotal role in facilitating the recent offensive by Hay’at
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by Luxman Aravind Hours after escaping death, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, told the media, “I could have remained in power if I had surrendered the sovereignty of Saint Martin
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The United States has unveiled a new set of stringent export controls aimed at stifling China’s progress in developing an advanced semiconductor industry and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with military applications. These
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Belgium has become the first country in Europe to grant full employment rights to sex workers, a move The Times describes as a landmark shift in recognizing prostitution as a legal form
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A recent historical discovery has reignited calls to test the remains of the Princes in the Tower, potentially resolving a centuries-old mystery surrounding their fate. Professor Tim Thornton’s find of a will
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Western intelligence agencies are grappling with recruitment challenges as younger generations focus on pressing global issues like climate change and human rights, rather than traditional espionage roles. Former MI6 agent Harry Ferguson
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Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, has issued a last-minute ultimatum to Prime Minister Michel Barnier, demanding that he negotiate a budget deal with her party to prevent
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to conduct a “war game” simulating a large-scale conflict involving British troops, driven by concerns that the defence industry may struggle to produce sufficient
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced on Sunday that it has severed scientific collaborations with Russian scientists, effectively ending a 60-year cooperation agreement with Moscow. The Swiss-based research center cited
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has responded to recent media reports claiming that young men from Jaffna were allegedly forced to participate in the ongoing Ukrainian conflict while attempting to travel to
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Editorial Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. commonly known as Joe Biden, whose presidency may be remembered as one of the most glaring failures in American political history, is now preparing to depart the
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently unveiled its annual analysis of the global arms industry, revealing a stark reality of escalating militarisation in 2023. With
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A Russian airstrike targeting a suspected terrorist hideout in Aleppo may have killed Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), amid a significant escalation in Syria’s ongoing civil war.
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to take a hardline stance against the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—over their efforts to reduce dependency on the
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in a phone conversation with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, expressed confidence in his country’s ability to overcome terrorism with the support of allies and
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