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
by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Long after battles stop and front lines disappear, anti-personnel mines continue to shape the lives of communities living on contaminated land. A new report presented to the
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX did not just launch a company onto the stock market. According to an analysis published by Die Zeit, its highly anticipated debut revealed a deeper transformation in global finance:
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor A widening institutional rivalry at the heart of Brussels is exposing deep strains in the European Union’s diplomatic architecture, as competing centres of authority challenge the coherence
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The report portrays a moment in Washington shaped not only by the approaching 250th anniversary celebrations of the United States but also by a president whose presence has become inseparable from the
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On February 15, 2026, the bulk carrier Grumant (IMO: 9385879) was captured in satellite imagery docked at the occupied Ukrainian port of Feodosia on the Crimean peninsula. The vessel appeared to have
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor If you read markets today as anything other than a speculative mirror reflecting its own adrenaline, you are not paying attention—or worse, you are being paid not
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by Durga Velayudham Suresh Sallay is now a detention case the state cannot bury under procedure, and the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture arriving in Sri Lanka between 15 and 24
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Seventeen years after the cessation of open conflict, the north of Sri Lanka still carries the physical memory of war in its soil like an unspent sentence. Jaffna does not present itself as a
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Europe continues to describe China in familiar categories: partner, competitor, and systemic rival. Yet behind this triad, a growing number of analysts argue that the continent still lacks a coherent strategy for
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Elon Musk is often described by long-time associates as a man with multiple identities, each reflecting a different phase of his work, ambition, and leadership style. That characterization forms the backbone of
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A prolonged political deadlock in the U.S. Congress over immigration enforcement funding ended on Tuesday after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill to finance U.S. Immigration and Customs
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The United States has escalated its scrutiny of Chinese technology and industrial firms, adding some of the country’s most prominent companies—including Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, CATL, Unitree, Huawei, and chipmaker CXMT—to a Pentagon
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by Luxman Aravind There is a peculiar habit among sections of Sri Lanka’s legal and political establishment: they speak as though constitutional principles exist in a vacuum, untouched by context, history, motive,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The detention of former Intelligence Chief Suresh Sallay in connection with ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks took on a deeply personal dimension today, Monday, as
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David Buell Sabapathy Jeyaraj—better known as D.B.S. Jeyaraj—one of the most distinctive voices in South Asian journalism, passed away in Toronto at the age of 72. For more than five decades, Jeyaraj
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