The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
On April 21, 2026, the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Honour 25 was hijacked by six armed Somali pirates approximately 30 nautical miles off the Somali coast. The vessel, carrying an estimated 18,000 barrels of
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Prices for oil rose sharply on Monday amid renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude increased by $6.27 (5.8%), closing at $114.44 per barrel, while WTI rose by $4.48 (4.4%)
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by Our Political Affairs Editor 108 seats. Short of 118. That is Vijay’s reality. Everything else—the mandate, the momentum, the disruption—comes second. Without numbers, there is no government. And right now, he
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Born in Sri Lanka and who later became one of Tamil Nadu’s most popular actors, M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) changed Sri Lanka’s history in ways few could have imagined. When he won the
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Sivagnanam Sritharan, a Member of Parliament from the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Vijay, the leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, following what he described as
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The recent redrawing of Ladakh’s administrative map has triggered a fresh wave of political unease and communal apprehension across the high-altitude Union Territory, with critics warning that the restructuring risks sharpening divides
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El Government of El Salvador has launched one of the largest criminal proceedings in its history, putting 486 alleged senior members of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 gang on trial in a sweeping case
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Saudi Arabia is entering a decisive new phase in its economic transformation, reshaping how it deploys its vast oil-driven wealth amid growing scrutiny of its megaproject ambitions and shifting global conditions. As
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The sudden collapse of RightsCon 2026, the world’s largest digital rights conference, has sent shockwaves through the global human rights community, exposing the growing reach of geopolitical influence into civil society spaces.
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The urge to call it a “political miracle” is understandable. After all, the fall of Trinamool Congress(TMC) after fifteen years in power and the sweeping ascent of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in
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On April 29, 2026, two Jewish men, Shilome Rand (34) and Moshe Shine (76), were stabbed in broad daylight on Highfield Avenue, which runs off Golders Green Road, north London, Britain, a
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In an interconnected security environment, threats do not travel alone. They move with narratives, and increasingly, those narratives shape international responses as much as the threats themselves. In late 2024, Zabihullah Mujahid,
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In a country often described as one of the world’s most tightly controlled digital environments, a surprising source of transparency has emerged—not through official channels, but through a lifestyle app built for
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In a development on Monday morning,Iran attacked the UAE through cruise missiles and armed drones targeting the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, which wounded employees, destroyed the fuel infrastructure, and tore apart the
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Saint Martin’s Island, a diminutive coral isle in the north-eastern Bay of Bengal, lies nine kilometres south of the Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf peninsula, marking Bangladesh’s southernmost edge. Barely three square kilometres in area,
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