Generative artificial intelligence has become a practical tool in terrorist and violent extremist activities, supporting attack planning, weapons acquisition, target selection and the preparation of ideological material, according to a new analysis
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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For months of war stretching across Gaza, Lebanon, and beyond, Israel’s skies have been crowded not with pilots, but with machines. According to internal documents obtained by Haaretz, the Israel Defense Forces’
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A major investigation published by El País has reignited one of the most damaging and unresolved crises facing the Catholic Church in Spain: the systematic handling, and alleged concealment, of sexual abuse
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Congratulations, Anna. Few politicians walk away from an established platform to pursue an idea they truly believe in. Your decision to chart an independent course makes this
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As more couples choose to travel alone rather than together, experts say the growing “solomoon” phenomenon reflects both evolving ideas of intimacy and deeper questions about autonomy, compatibility, and emotional balance in
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Punctuated by rapid political churn and recalibrated alliances, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s evolving strategy in Punjab has emerged as one of the most closely watched developments in Indian politics, according to analysis
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