Inside Anthropic, two words have reportedly circulated in corridors and private chats: “crunch time” and “endgame”. The first refers to the year or two that some employees believe remain before it becomes
In early November, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the ‘horrifying crisis in Sudan, which is spiralling out of control’. He urged the warring parties to ‘bring an end to this nightmare of
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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s 2026 budget, presented to Parliament on November 7, marks a further escalation of the assault on the living conditions of workers and the poor, while granting
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Ron Dermer has tendered his resignation as Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, and in doing so, he declared that his mission is complete. But what, exactly, was
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Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval recently declared ‘poor governance’ led to uprisings that resulted in change of governments in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka over the past three-and-a-half years. Doval
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Summary: In “The Happiness Trap,” Martina Moneke challenges society’s obsession with happiness, showing how its pursuit often isolates, disappoints, and destabilizes the self. She contrasts fleeting, reactive happiness with steadier contentment, rooted
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor China has issued yet another important whitepaper today. Earth is the only home of all humanity, and the imperative to tackle climate change is no longer a
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In Afghanistan today, the mere mention of the Taliban’s “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” — the so-called religious police — is enough to send women and girls trembling. Ostensibly tasked
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor The 2026 Budget tabled by Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives amid perhaps the most delicate balance in Sri Lanka’s post-independence economic history. Having emerged from the
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The British army has halted the use of white phosphorus munitions in Kenya following growing criticism over the chemical’s environmental and human impact. The decision emerged during a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry into
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo It was one of those rare evenings that linger gently in memory, a night when music spoke a language older and deeper than words. On the evening
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