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 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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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The decision by the administration of Donald Trump to launch military action against Iran was influenced heavily by lobbying from Middle Eastern allies, including personal appeals
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Global cryptocurrency markets tumbled sharply following the outbreak of military strikes by United States and Israel against Iran, as geopolitical shockwaves triggered a rapid sell-off across digital assets. Traders reacted within minutes
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by Luxman Aravind The detention of Major General Suresh Sallay (Retired), former Director of the State Intelligence Service, under Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism regime constitutes a moment of uncommon gravity in the island’s legal history.
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by Durga Velayudham There are moments when an institution claiming moral authority must choose between principle and convenience. Detention of Major General Suresh Sallay (Retired) has placed the Catholic Church in Sri
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New high-resolution satellite imagery shows construction progressing on China’s fourth aircraft carrier at the Dalian shipyard in Liaoning province, and defense analysts now believe with growing confidence that the vessel will be
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