Ecuadorian Catholic priest Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was killed when a heavy crucifix and a statue of Jesus Christ fell from the wall behind the altar during a livestreamed Mass at the
This year, the United Kingdom’s intelligence services marked a significant turning point in their distinguished history. Last week, the nation mourned the passing of Dame Stella Rimington, the first female Director General
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When the most powerful woman in North Korea declared earlier this week, with surgical clarity, that her nation would not return to dialogue with South Korea and would now only engage the
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Former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot, caught in an intimate moment on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert, present a striking case study in the complex and
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President Dissanayake’s forthcoming official visit to the Maldives comes at a time that demands not ceremony, but sober reflection and strategic recalibration. It holds particular significance as the Maldives prepares to mark
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Afghanistan remains on a knife-edge. Looming famine, widespread malnutrition, and the forced repatriation of refugees are signs not of a nation in crisis — but one already collapsed, hollowed out to its
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On a stifling morning in Singapore, I approached the formidable glass-and-steel structure housing the INTERPOL Innovation Centre, located within the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation. Despite the calm of its landscaped surroundings,
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The final hours of the Second World War remain a crucible of contested narratives, a tableau upon which Western supremacy meticulously inscribed its enduring mythos. As the Allies orchestrated the denouement of
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“They sat on him and just kept beating the sh*t out of him and kicking him in the head.” “His face… a swollen ball of flesh.” “You’re a loser. It was your
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I did not attend the recent Dalada exposition, but I passed through Kandy during those days and witnessed the long lines – thousands of pilgrims, most of them elderly, queued in fervent
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South Africa’s President and his team-including a considerable cohort of white South Africans, notably Afrikaners — were hosted at the Oval Office by President Trump, immediately following what was hailed as a
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Former President of Uruguay José Mujica, globally dubbed ‘the world’s poorest head of state,’ died this week after a long battle with cancer. But Mujica never accepted the label that turned him
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Each year, the anointed elite flew to Davos to witness Klaus Schwab’s pageantry—where lofty proclamations drowned out the unresolved crises of poverty, health emergencies, and food insecurity. They gathered in alpine luxury,
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A version of this column originally appeared in The Daily Pioneer, New Delhi, on 12 April 2025 -Editors Less than twelve hours after proudly boasting at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
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Editorial Note: The following article was originally published by Sunday Island. We are republishing it here to ensure its valuable insights reach a wider audience. The issue is very clear, as The Guardian(UK) reported
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The Financial Times recently published an article on the question of who will succeed Xi Jinping. But perhaps the real question is not one of succession, but of continuity—of how a governance
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