Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United Arab Emirates has intensified its presence in Sri Lanka’s north-central region by funding the expansion of housing and community infrastructure that primarily benefits Muslim families.
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A remote crater-turned-lake in Swedish Lapland — a relic of covert Cold War-era tests — has re-emerged at the center of a heated national debate over whether Sweden should revisit the idea
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China’s new LY-1 laser platform is poised to become a gamechanger in naval warfare, according to recent analyses of its deployment and capabilities. A new animation highlights potential uses by the People’s
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Native American leaders are condemning the Pentagon after it allowed the families of soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre to retain their military medals, calling the decision a distortion
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The Police, the Customs Department, and the political establishment are perceived as the most corruption-prone institutions in Sri Lanka, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of
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Ruth Posner, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor and accomplished actress, and her husband Michael, 97, have taken their own lives together at a Swiss clinic, Times UK reports. In an email to family
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European diplomats have delivered one of the strongest warnings yet to Moscow, telling Russian officials that NATO is prepared to respond with force, including shooting down planes, if further violations of its
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a poignant speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, strongly condemning the ongoing violence in Gaza and calling for Hamas to disarm as part of
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A rapid shift toward electric vehicles is underway in developing countries, with adoption rates in some markets surpassing those in wealthier nations, according to BloombergNEF research highlighted on Bloomberg’s Zero podcast. Colin
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An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 40 countries and territories has resulted in the recovery of USD 342 million in government-backed currencies and USD 97 million in physical and virtual assets, authorities announced today.
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President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, urged the international community to ensure both the independence of Palestine and the security of Israel during his address at the General
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by A Special Correspondent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa next week in Washington, D.C., a development sources describe as having a “very high possibility.”
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Polish President Karol Nawrocki has come under scrutiny after attending the United Nations’ 80th anniversary ceremony in New York on Monday. Footage from the event appeared to show Nawrocki discreetly taking an
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The personal fortune of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, has come under intense public scrutiny following a full declaration of his assets and liabilities to the Commission to Investigate
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When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared last month that “some of the richest families in India” were profiting from the war in Ukraine, he named no names. But in New Delhi
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