Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD will immediately recall more than 180,000 cars to address a manufacturing defect affecting a brake pedal component, China’s market regulator said on Friday. The recall covers 183,211
Within minutes of opening its doors, a farm produce co-operative in the seaside town of Atami, south-west of Tokyo, had sold out of its government-subsidised rice. The queue had begun hours earlier,
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Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expanded to USD 717.5 million in April 2025, marking a significant year-on-year increase from USD 557.7 million recorded in April 2024, according to the latest data released by
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The Dutch government is on the verge of collapse after far-right leader Geert Wilders announced his Party for Freedom (PVV) is withdrawing from the ruling coalition over failed asylum policy negotiations. The
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Philippine medical officials have issued a stark warning about a looming public health emergency as new HIV infections in the country have surged sharply this year, disproportionately affecting young males. Data from
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The Baltic port city of Gdańsk has long been etched into Europe’s turbulent history. From the gunfire that ignited the Second World War to the worker-led Solidarity movement that helped dismantle the
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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been formally charged with crimes against humanity over her alleged role in the violent suppression of mass protests that shook the country last year, prosecutors
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India is set to receive the remaining two regiments of the S-400 Triumf strategic air defense missile system from Russia in February and August 2026, according to sources within the defense establishment.
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The European Union is set to roll out a new age verification app this July, a move aimed at strengthening enforcement of online child safety regulations without compromising user privacy, according to
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Gerry Adams, the former president of Ireland’s Sinn Féin party, has been awarded €100,000 in damages after winning a high-profile defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin. The
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The world is now on track to surpass one of the most critical climate thresholds — 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures — by 2027, according to alarming new data released by
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The era of Japanese children being named Pikachu, Pudding, or even Prince may be drawing to a close, as new regulations designed to curb eccentric naming practices take effect this week. The
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At its annual I/O developer conference this week, Google sent a clear message to the tech world: artificial intelligence is not just a new frontier—it is the battleground on which the company’s
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Leonardo da Vinci, the famous artist and inventor from the Renaissance era, is known for masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, as well as his sketches of flying machines
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Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi, a Sri Lankan author, filmmaker, and political activist, is no stranger to the collision of art and politics. Her work, layered with trauma, resistance, memory, and quiet rebellion, has long
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The World Future Council (WFC) has named Sri Lankan-born international lawyer and educator Neshan Gunasekera as its new Chief Executive Officer. Gunasekera took office in May 2025, bringing with him a wealth
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