by Our Special Correspondent in Jaffna An interim archaeological investigation at Chemmani in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district has recovered 574 minimum-number-of-individuals human skeletons, documented 51 accumulations of disarticulated bones and registered
Kim Aris, the youngest son of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has spoken to his mother for the first time in five years, in a development that has provided rare information about her condition and renewed attention
Thousands of people demonstrated across Poland to demand abortion rights, accusing Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government of failing to deliver on its election promise
Alleged irregularities in medical procurement in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh have exposed vulnerabilities in public purchasing, including suspected price inflation, manipulated tenders and
Elon Musk has often positioned himself as a visionary, tackling the great challenges of humanity—from interplanetary travel with SpaceX to brain-computer interfaces with Neuralink. But one personal mission seems to surpass them
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A new AI-powered tool is being used to alter the accents of Indian call center workers in real time, sparking debate over cultural erasure and bias in global customer service. As The
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC India has launched a diplomatic initiative to promote former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe for a top United Nations post, preferably the Presidency of the UN
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Deporting immigrants may deliver electoral wins to politicians if voters have been sufficiently cultivated by years of demonizing and scapegoating them. For its victims, the cruelties involved are horrific. Yet such deportation
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Japan has recorded its lowest birth rate in 125 years, with only 720,988 babies born in 2024, marking a 5% decline from the previous year. Despite ongoing government initiatives aimed at encouraging
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Across China, families are grappling with the crippling financial burden of catastrophic health expenditures, a crisis that is not only devastating household finances but also stifling economic growth. The soaring cost of
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A South African court has ruled that the fear of a “white genocide” in the country is a baseless and “clearly imagined” threat, invalidating a bequest from the will of Grantland Michael
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Tara Reade, a former congressional staffer who accused President Joe Biden of sexual assault, has amended her tort complaint against U.S. agencies and officials. This amendment follows the recent appointment of Kash
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In an address to the High-Level Segment of the Fifty-Eighth Session of the Human Rights Council, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, delivered a pointed critique of international economic coercion,
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As Turkey grapples with growing political tensions, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has intensified a crackdown on political opposition, journalists, academics, and even an astrologer. This broad wave of prosecutions is seen
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According to an article by MIT Technology Review, while President Donald Trump aimed to make IVF more accessible in the United States, his administration’s other actions significantly threatened global reproductive health. On
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The modern workplace is undergoing a transformation unlike any before, driven by rapid advancements in monitoring technology. Whether you’re an office worker, a warehouse employee, or a gig worker in your car,
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Bangladesh’s security forces have arrested more than 8,600 individuals in a sweeping two-week crackdown targeting gangs allegedly tied to the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, the interim administration announced on Monday. The
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A government-commissioned review in the UK is set to recommend spot-checks on pornography websites and social media platforms to monitor and reduce harmful content. According to The Times UK, the proposal suggests
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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has released its latest findings on eight countries following a comprehensive review of their adherence to the Convention on the Elimination
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