Michel Foucault’s examination of how medical, legal and social institutions classify human bodies is returning to public debate with the publication of an unpublished text, The Hermaphrodites, as the French philosopher’s centenary
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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Editorial Where were the BRICS countries when one of their permanent members was struck and its head of state was decapitated? Not issuing warnings. Not convening emergency sessions. Not even speaking in
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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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Editorial There is a moment in history when the language of diplomacy collapses into the language of sirens, smoke and shattered glass. We are living through such a moment now. The latest
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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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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a landmark address to the Knesset to endorse U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace initiative, deepening India’s alignment with Israel but also exposing fissures within Israeli
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United Nations human rights experts have issued a stark warning to the Government of India, citing a pattern of systemic failures in policing that have allegedly resulted in hundreds of deaths, thousands
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The Sri Lanka Navy ship P 628 is undertaking its longest passage, sailing from Baltimore on the East Coast of the USA all the way to Sri Lanka. This great news, which
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