Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has accused the government and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of undermining democratic institutions, saying the country is being pushed from democracy towards dictatorship. Addressing Parliament on
Wijeyadasa Rajapakse first entered Parliament through the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) together with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). His name was
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More than a thousand interviews, confidential conversations and behind-the-scenes accounts form the foundation of Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, a detailed examination of Donald Trump’s second term by
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The winding roads of the Texas Hill Country lead not only through the landscape that shaped Lyndon Baines Johnson, but also through the unresolved questions surrounding the meaning of American leadership, democracy
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As negotiations over the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continue, experts say Tehran’s reliance on proxy groups is expected to remain central to its regional and global strategy, underscoring
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The war involving Iran has triggered a far-reaching reassessment of global power dynamics, with its consequences extending well beyond the battlefield and reshaping calculations among major and regional powers, according to a
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The challenge of documenting civilian harm during modern warfare increasingly extends beyond verifying evidence to finding it amid an overwhelming stream of digital content. In response to that challenge, Bellingcat has developed
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A modern padel club in western Dubai advertises itself as a destination for competition, fitness, and luxury. Every Friday evening, players gather on climate-controlled courts to compete in one of the world’s
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On June 22, 2026, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, sentenced Dr. Mahrang Baloch, founder and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and her associate, Sibghatullah,
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As predatory hyenas roam unchecked, Bangladesh must steadfastly defend its democracy against extremist symbolism, preserving liberty, constitutional order, national unity, and peace. Bangladesh stands at a profoundly delicate moment in its national
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When political slogans are repeated loudly enough and frequently enough, they can begin to sound like established historical truth. This is precisely what has happened with the narrative surrounding Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest
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by Luxman Aravind For more than six decades, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna built its political identity around confrontation with the existing state structure. Its language was not the language of gradual reform,
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Desperate residents and rescue teams continued searching for survivors across Venezuela on Friday as the death toll from twin earthquakes climbed above 900, with foreign assistance only beginning to reach some of
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Deep beneath the vast deserts of Egypt lies a mineral wealth that has attracted explorers for thousands of years. Today, the country is turning once again toward those landscapes in an effort
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Xiang Biao has become an unusual intellectual figure in China: an academic whose ideas have reached a mass audience. Although much of his career has unfolded abroad, the Chinese anthropologist has developed
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Europe’s Digital Independence Test: AI Power, US Controls and the Race for Technological Sovereignty
The global race for artificial intelligence dominance has entered a new phase as governments debate who controls the world’s most powerful technologies. A decision by the United States to restrict access to
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