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
Global arms transfers reached their highest growth rate since 2011–15, largely driven by soaring demand in Europe. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Europe accounted for 33 percent of
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A thick blanket of black smoke hung over Tehran as explosions from recent airstrikes ignited oil storage facilities, raising alarms about toxic fallout and the possibility of acid rain in the Iranian
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on one of the most extensive overhauls of his military leadership in decades, ousting dozens of senior generals in a sweeping crackdown on corruption and disloyalty.
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“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama. Background The eighth day of March has, in contemporary global consciousness, come to represent far more than a
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What occurred in the waters south of Sri Lanka during the first week of March 2026 was not merely another violent episode in the long chronicle of maritime conflict. It was an
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor That was a high-stakes geopolitical gambit. More than 24 hours later, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed the media, calling journalists to his office. His remarks, followed by
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Five days after the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in what is widely reported as a US-Israel strike, India formally expressed its condemnation and
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Will the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief Major General Suresh Salley in the last week of the month, in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks that killed nearly
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by Durga The Israeli military confirmed that airstrikes have targeted key government and strategic installations in Tehran and surrounding regions, while the United States has focused on eastern Iranian targets. Iranian authorities
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The world faces an urgent water crisis as climate change and geopolitical tensions threaten the stability of river systems that sustain hundreds of millions of people across South Asia. According to recent
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by Durga Velayudham As Iran reels from the shock of a US-backed Israeli missile strike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, attention has swiftly turned to his second-oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who
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When OpenAI announced on February 28 that it had secured a deal allowing the US military to deploy its technologies in classified settings, the timing was as striking as the terms. The
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Just 72 hours after the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran, a regional confrontation has morphed into a sprawling war touching nearly every corner
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The Military Intelligence Corps of Sri Lanka or Directorate of Military Intelligence, historically one of the most critical pillars of national security, finds itself at an unprecedented
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Iran is now under the direction of a temporary leadership council following the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. The council, convened to oversee war affairs,
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