Spain’s railway network is facing renewed scrutiny over maintenance funding and operational safety following the Urda train disaster in Toledo province on Wednesday, 28 October, less than nine months after a collision
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as the Quad, is showing signs of imbalance as its military cooperation intensifies while political coordination falters, according to a recent analysis by Global Times. The
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Footage circulating widely online has stirred international controversy after appearing to show Syrian President Asaad Al-Shaibani — a former member of extremist groups — and ex-Al-Qaeda affiliate leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa playing basketball
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Germany’s ambitious PEGASUS program has moved from blueprints to reality, with the first of three advanced signals intelligence aircraft now undergoing flight testing in the United States. The jet, based on Bombardier’s
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The U.K.’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has entered the Mediterranean carrying 24 F-35Bs — all from British squadrons — for the multinational Exercise Falcon Strike. According to The War
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President Xi Jinping presided over the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday in Hainan, according to state media outlet Xinhua. The Fujian, named after the coastal province opposite Taiwan, has now joined the People’s
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Google is planning a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Christmas Island, located 350 kilometers south of Indonesia, following a cloud deal signed earlier this year with the Australian Department
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday instructed his senior officials to begin drafting proposals for potential nuclear weapons testing, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statement that the United States
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Australia’s top intelligence official has issued one of the starkest warnings in years about threats to the nation’s stability, revealing that foreign powers and extremist groups are actively undermining social cohesion and
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Israel is dumping Chinese vehicles it bought for its senior officers and their families, a perk to support career retention in military service. Up to 700 vehicles, most of them manufactured by
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In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric over violence in Nigeria, former US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against the West African nation, citing the persecution of Christians by Islamist militants.
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Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in the Sunday Times, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. The title has been changed for this publication. [Click here to read the original version of
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For more than three decades, the encrypted Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters has fascinated codebreakers and art lovers alike. Designed by artist Jim Sanborn and unveiled in 1990, the piece contained four
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More than ten years after jihadi forces stormed the fabled city of Timbuktu, banning music, dancing and imposing sharia law, Mali is once again teetering on the edge of collapse. Fighters affiliated
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45 years ago, on 1st Nov 1980, twelve youths selected from thousands of applicants boarded the night mail train bound to Trincomalee to commence their training as Cadets at the Naval and
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Female recruits in the British Army were reportedly forced to strip down to their underwear and perform invasive exercises during medical examinations, Times UK has revealed. Allegations describe recruits being made to
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