Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
An algorithm, at its core, is a finite set of well-defined instructions or rules designed to perform a task or solve a problem. It is a systematic approach to processing information, often
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The United States Department of Defence China Military Power Report 2024 has been released. This covers the developments in the People’s Liberation Army [PLA] a generic term that also includes the PLA Navy
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The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, offering fertile ground for conspiracy theories. What roles did Israel, Turkey, Russia,
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One of the most stunning events of the past few months has been the fall of Damascus. This fall had initially been expected over a decade ago, when rebel armies funded by
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Britain has become the “western capital” for sharia courts, with a growing number of these courts issuing religious rulings on marriage and family matters. According to a recent investigation by The Times,
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According to a report by the Financial Times, the recent assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s radioactive, chemical, and biological defense forces, highlights the escalating shadow war between Ukraine
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Sri Lanka was one of 119 countries to support a Russian-backed resolution at the UN General Assembly titled “Combating Glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism, and Other Practices That Contribute to Fueling Contemporary Forms
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Sayyed Muhammad Mahdi Nasrallah, son of the late Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the former Secretary-General of Hezbollah, has successfully completed his religious seminary education in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The milestone was
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China’s embassy in London has sharply criticized the UK’s handling of allegations that a Chinese businessman, Tengbo Yang, linked to Prince Andrew, is a Communist Party spy. In a statement issued on
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Pope Francis has disclosed that British intelligence foiled a planned suicide bombing during his 2021 visit to Iraq, saving his life. The Pope was targeted by bombers while visiting Mosul, a city
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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, are set to hold the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives (SRs) on the India-China boundary question in
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The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Dec. 11 to 12. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in India for a state visit from December 15 to December 17. This visit marks Dissanayake’s first official trip
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The newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) is on his maiden visit abroad, to India. The visit will conclude on December 17. This is in line with his predecessors
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A tugboat, the Navimar 3, has been anchored off Kutubdia Island, situated thirty-three nautical miles south of Chittagong, Bangladesh, since March of last year. Its crew of seven, including an Indian engineer
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