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
by Our Correspondent in Colombo In recent weeks, certain social media users and select groups have sought to stir racial and religious tensions in Sri Lanka by circulating claims about Israeli tourists
More
Tehran has arrested tens of thousands of people in an unprecedented crackdown on alleged Israeli espionage networks, according to a report from The Times UK. The campaign follows what officials have described
More
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has hit back at opposition accusations that the country’s beaches are empty because citizens can no longer afford summer holidays, calling the claims “shameful” and “unpatriotic,” The
More
India and China are taking steps to restore economic relations strained by a deadly 2020 border clash, Bloomberg reports, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks closer ties with BRICS nations following US
More
A rare street protest in the southwestern city of Jiangyou has fueled nationwide anger and renewed concerns about the credibility of local Chinese officials, Bloomberg News reported. The unrest erupted after a
More
The future of the Quad alliance, a strategic four-way partnership between the United States, Japan, India, and Australia aimed at countering China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific, is under significant strain as
More
We miss the Minister who groomed us. I think it’s the same feeling shared by all young diplomats (both ladies and gentlemen) whom he recruited when he was Minister more than 20
More
Azerbaijan and Armenia have published the full text of a peace agreement initialed by their foreign ministers in the presence of the two nations’ leaders, as well as US President Donald Trump, during
More
China’s foreign-policy apparatus is encountering a leadership crisis following the reported questioning of senior diplomat Liu Jianchao, who had been widely regarded as the likely successor to Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Bloomberg
More
China’s coastguard said Monday it had taken “necessary measures” to expel Philippine vessels from waters near Scarborough Shoal, as Manila accused two Chinese ships of colliding during the operation, leaving one heavily
More
Taiwan has unveiled plans to develop a long-range, subsonic anti-ship cruise missile designed to strike Chinese aircraft carriers and other high-value naval targets, in a move analysts say could significantly enhance the
More
China has released rare video footage of its DF-100 supersonic cruise missile, offering new insights into the weapon’s capabilities in what analysts say is a calculated show of strength aimed at deterring
More
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump are set to meet in Alaska this Friday, a location rich with symbolic significance given its history as Russian territory sold peacefully
More
India’s IT services behemoths are urgently reinventing themselves to keep pace with the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, rolling out innovative AI tools for clients across sectors from banking to sports, even
More
Niels Troost, the only European sanctioned for trading Russian oil, has launched a libel and slander lawsuit against New York-based corporate intelligence firm Arkin Group, accusing it of spreading disinformation on behalf
More