A Turkish Airlines pilot tragically died after collapsing mid-flight, prompting the airline to make an emergency landing in New York. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening during Flight TK204, which was en
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A Chinese firm has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of an oral cholera vaccine plant in Zambia. The Chinese company, Jijia International Medical Technology, on Monday signed the
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Jorge Luis Quijano, former Panama Canal administrator from 2012 to 2019, vividly recalled the historic moment in December 1999 when the United States handed over control of the canal to Panama. For
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In a security update delivered from the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum outlined the evolving and increasingly interconnected threats facing the UK. McCallum described the
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Israel has apparently shelved its planned attack on Iran. A combination of circumstances can be attributed to this retreat, which rubbishes Israel’s own high-pitched rhetoric that it was raring to go. Despite Israel’s brilliant
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has announced that Admiral Steve Koehler, a four-star U.S. Navy Admiral and the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, will visit Sri Lanka on October 10,
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The Sri Lanka Navy will take command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 154 from the Egyptian Navy soon. Since its establishment in May 2023, US (Capt. Oliver Herion), Jordan (Capt. Ayman Al
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Omar bin Laden, the eldest son of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been deported from France after being accused of glorifying terrorism in social media posts. The country’s new
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Last week, I wrote an article on the two wars raging in Eurasia. It was “idiosyncratic” in that, unlike other columns circling the mediasphere, it focused on how ground combat in the Middle
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Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a key faction of the current Sri Lankan government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanyake, signed a petition opposing the recent U.S.
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CIA Director William Burns issued a stark warning on Monday regarding the escalating tensions in the Middle East, cautioning that “misjudgments” could exacerbate ongoing conflicts in the region. During a moderated session
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Sri Lanka has categorically rejected a proposed resolution at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), emphasizing its commitment to addressing human rights issues through local procedures rather
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Editorial A day like tomorrow, on October 9, 1967, Che Guevara, the iconic revolutionary, was executed in the jungles of Bolivia. More than five decades later, his legacy continues to resonate worldwide,
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by Luxman Aravind The concept of a “deep state”—a clandestine network of military and intelligence officials acting beyond the constraints of democratic oversight—has gained significant traction in political discourse globally, particularly in
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A new report from Brown University’s Costs of War project reveals that the United States has sent a record $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel over the past year, coinciding with
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