August Hanning, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected treasonous espionage, the disclosure of state secrets and attempted treason, placing
The rules governing global shipping are breaking down, according to 18 of the world’s leading maritime nations, which have warned that wars and the rapid expansion of a shadow fleet operating beyond
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by Our Political Affairs Editor President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has discovered a remarkably simple prescription for two of Sri Lanka’s most serious public-policy problems. Build 50 more universities and tell sick people
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The most revealing part of Sri Lanka’s latest drug seizure may be the story behind the seizure rather than the 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine itself. The
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Twenty-five years after the attacks that transformed the United States and were witnessed around the world, the country is preparing to mark the anniversary of 11 September in a strikingly different political
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A striking contradiction is emerging in East Asia. As Japan expands its defence partnerships, strengthens its military capabilities and deepens cooperation with countries across the Indo-Pacific and beyond, China is increasingly portraying
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At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, humanoid machines jumped, boxed and danced before cheering spectators. Some fleet-footed robots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 metres. Their increasingly
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On August 27, 2026, the Balochistan Government announced bounties, ranging from 1 million to 1.5 million rupees, on nine Baloch women, for their alleged linkages to Fitna al Hindustan (A state term for Baloch
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Artificial intelligence is advancing at a breathtaking pace. Countries and companies are racing to build more powerful models and push the boundaries of what machines can do. But for much of the
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On September 5, 2026, a Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Jagdalpur, Bastar District, Chhattisgarh, convicted 10 surviving cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including three women, for their
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On August 10, 2026, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Meghalaya Police arrested two alleged drug traffickers and recovered 32.64 grams of heroin during two intelligence-based operations at Umiam in Ri-Bhoi District,
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Tweeting from his prison cell, Pakistan’s cricketing hero and former prime minister Imran Khan described the country’s de facto leader, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as a mentally unstable, cruel dictator driven by
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The year 1874 marks a silent turning point in India’s freedom struggle—not through political uprisings, but through cultural awakening. While historians often trace organised nationalism to the founding of the Congress in
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Diplomatic efforts to end an acute and bloody armed conflict should always be welcomed and the persistence of Donald Trump’s administration, which has pursued this goal for more than a year and
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by Our Special Defence Correspondent Sri Lanka has managed to turn a question of military representation into a question of institutional confusion. At the 28th Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Victoria,
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Eight months after the United States began its oil blockade of Cuba, the island is increasingly marked by scenes of stark economic contrast. In Havana, solar panels illuminate businesses during blackouts, electric
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