At least 280,000 people are missing in the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to the list maintained by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The figure includes both Ukrainians
The events unfolding are murky — it is unclear which direction the nation is heading. Since the introduction of provincial governance and the office of governor, Sri Lanka has not previously witnessed
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A quick check of TikTok can easily become a much longer session than expected. A cooking video leads to a travel clip, then a technology review, an interview, or a political analysis.
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As South Africa braces for a self-declared June 30 deadline promoted by anti-migrant groups demanding that undocumented foreigners leave the country, authorities are confronting growing fears that a familiar pattern of xenophobic
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On 22 June, Washington underscored its commitment to deepening ties with Colombo by announcing the provision of a Fleet Broadband satellite communications system valued at approximately US$4 million (over Rs. 1.2 billion)
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The systems that run military networks, critical infrastructure, businesses, and everyday devices are becoming more powerful, interconnected, and complex — but the ability to fully understand how they function has not kept
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by Our Correspondent in Geneva A series of explosive allegations surrounding former Eastern Province political aide Azad Maulana have emerged from a detailed account provided by Mohamed Haris, a Sri Lankan citizen
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In the history of modern science, few figures embody the intersection of discovery, identity and institutional struggle as profoundly as Abdus Salam. Born on January 29, 1926, and remembered for his groundbreaking
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The story of Xi Jinping’s China begins far from the gleaming skylines of Beijing and Shanghai. It starts in Liangjiahe, a small village nestled among the dusty, clay-colored hills of Shaanxi province,
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing the gravest crisis of his political career after reports emerged that he is preparing to announce his resignation today ( Monday), a move that could
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For more than four decades, Raimundo Batista de Souza carried memories of a place he believed he would never escape alive. Speaking from Porto Nacional in Brazil’s Tocantins state, where he now
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“More the decline of the Buddhist Order of Sri Lanka, taller the statues.” ~ EW Adikaram (Onwards alone like a unicorn) In November 2025, officials from the Department of Wildlife raided the
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The early internet was sold as a challenge to sovereignty. Information would route around borders, jurisdiction would dissolve into bandwidth, and the territorial state, the durable invention of the seventeenth-century Westphalian order,
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Sixty to seventy percent of Mexico’s terrain is classified as arid or semiarid desert, typically with no rain for eight to nine months a year. La pipa, the water truck, brings enough water to
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by Eric Bailey There are moments in the life of a nation when the real test of character is not found on the battlefield, but in what follows after the guns fall
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For more than a decade, the Islamic State (IS) has been developing a foothold across the Sahel, but recent operations indicate that its regional affiliate has moved into a more advanced stage
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