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 Durga Velayutham A government emboldened by an overwhelming majority—nay, a supermajority—has now exhumed the controversial Batalanda Commission Report, a document long buried in the annals of political history, only to be
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The monstrous spectacle that has recently unfolded in Sri Lanka’s tuition culture is not merely an aberration of individual pathology but a reflection of the perverted dynamics
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Ex-banker Mark Carney has been overwhelmingly elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. His resounding victory, securing 85.9% of the vote, not only
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 presents a stark yet predictable analysis of the evolving nature of terrorism worldwide. With a reported 13% decline in deaths and
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor A recent United Nations report has unveiled deeply troubling human rights violations in Khartoum State, Sudan, exposing a systematic pattern of arbitrary detention, torture, and inhumane treatment
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by Our Correspondent in London Al Jazeera’s Head to Head is marketed as a show where tough questions are asked, and the powerful are held accountable. But in the case of Mehdi
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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. – Albert Einstein Introduction The confrontation between President Donald Trump,
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The Financial Times recently published an article on the question of who will succeed Xi Jinping. But perhaps the real question is not one of succession, but of continuity—of how a governance
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The announcement of a ceasefire by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should be heralded as a seismic moment in the modern history of resistance movements, yet beneath
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The distinguished military leaders who gathered last Saturday at Army House — Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Generals Vikum Liyanage, Mahesh Senanayake, Chrishantha Silva,
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by Luxman Aravind In recent days, the country has found itself submerged in a series of incidents that have shocked the public consciousness. These events are being justified and explained away with
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The war in Ukraine is no longer just a conflict over borders or ideology. It has turned into a bloody, high-stakes battle over control of resources that
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by Luxman Aravind Sri Lanka’s economic catastrophe has been an apocalyptic warning of what unfettered fiscal mismanagement, political expediency, and economic illiteracy can result in. The policies of successive governments have created
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s 2025 Budget Speech paints a grand vision of economic transformation, promising prosperity, stability, and justice for the Sri Lankan people. However, beneath the
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) never hesitated to provide funding for any project at any level as long as they aligned primarily with the overall US political and even
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