Editorial As voting entered its most consequential moment, Donald Trump may have recognised the political damage awaiting his party. On Election Day, he announced that the United States would end its annual
What began as a gesture of diplomatic hospitality at a NATO summit has evolved into an unexpected administrative challenge for governments across Europe and North America after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The burial of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran’s holy city of Mashhad marks the formal end of a nearly four-decade era dominated by a leader who shaped the Islamic republic’s institutions, foreign
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For many Filipino women who travelled to Saudi Arabia seeking financial security for their families, the promise of overseas employment became an experience marked by exhaustion, isolation and fear, according to a
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France’s National Assembly has approved a contentious bill that would establish a legal presumption of self-defence for police officers and gendarmes who use their service weapons, advancing legislation that has ignited fierce
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Editorial Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has publicly accepted responsibility for the Negombo Prison tragedy. That statement cannot be treated as a symbolic gesture made during a moment of grief. In a country
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Independence Day address has emerged as a focal point in the United States’ increasingly polarized political landscape, drawing sharp reactions from across the ideological spectrum and prompting
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Six years after Israel criminalized the purchase of prostitution services, a State Comptroller report has found that enforcement remains limited, with police action concentrated in a small number of districts and government
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Editorial After his brief visit to the Vatican, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith returned to Colombo and told the people that they must follow their conscience. He spoke about how, throughout Sri Lanka’s modern
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The Vatican has opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against Spanish Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, the Archbishop of Rabat, after several adult women accused him of inappropriate conduct, according
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The fragile diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered a prolonged period of uncertainty, with negotiations over a permanent peace agreement increasingly overshadowed by disputes over strategic leverage, maritime
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Priscilla Mussa is three months old, but she has already spent most of her life sleeping on a pavement in Durban. Wrapped in a bright pink winter jacket, a wool hat and
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As borders become easier to cross for those with wealth, citizenship itself has become part of a growing global marketplace. Countries are increasingly offering passports and residency rights to investors, creating new
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by Durga Velayudham The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has become more than a moment of mourning for the Islamic Republic of Iran. It has been transformed into a political and ideological
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Harumichi Maruya stops his car on a quiet roadside surrounded by forested hills and lakes on the western edge of Tokyo. He steps out, takes a deep breath and looks around at
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Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro has long been known in Cuba for his proximity to power rather than for public political ambitions. The 42-year-old grandson and former bodyguard of ex-president Raúl Castro, known
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