Libya’s eastern-based army said Tuesday that its military intelligence chief, Fawzi al-Mansouri, was killed in a car bombing in Benghazi, raising fresh questions about security in an area controlled by military commander
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Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have expanded diplomatic and economic relations with a growing number of countries despite continuing international concerns over human rights and the absence
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It happened on 25 May 2020, in Minneapolis, USA. George Floyd (a Black man) was arrested on suspicion of attempting to pay for a pack of cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill.
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Sri Lanka Parliament has never been short of external help. The House began receiving substantial assistance by way of various projects, mostly sponsored by the USAID, after the 2015 change of government.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Wei Huaxiang has arrived in Colombo this morning as China’s new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sri Lanka. His arrival is being presented in the conventional language
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Lebanon has formally abolished the death penalty, marking a significant legal and human rights shift in the Middle East after more than two decades in which executions had effectively been suspended but
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“True victory in any conflict is not found in the destruction of an enemy. It is found in the preservation of life and the healing of a community.” For Colonel D.P.K. Pillay,
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The much-debated “Islamic NATO” dream in the Middle East may have seen some light, at least on paper. Still, a closer examination suggests that this pact is largely symbolic, aimed at readjusting
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India has once again pressed for progress on its projects in Sri Lanka, which continue to move at a snail’s pace despite repeated rounds of discussions. During his visit to Colombo this
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On August 2, 2026, Hizb-ut-Tawhid (HT) Dhaka city unit staged a human chain and protest rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, denouncing open threats, false propaganda, and inflammatory
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo As Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith rejects the death penalty while continuing to demand answers over the Easter Sunday attacks, a more fundamental question is becoming increasingly difficult to
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Five years after the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, the country is confronting a humanitarian crisis that is becoming harder to contain. Millions are struggling with hunger and disease, families have
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A drone carrying explosives flew directly towards a parked cargo aircraft at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport on Tuesday evening, striking the Antonov’s wing before bouncing off and falling to the ground. The device
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On a Thursday evening in San Francisco, more than a dozen people gathered in a community office with alcohol-free wine, cheese, pens and sheets of paper. The meeting had been billed as
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Israel’s coming election is being fought not only through speeches, rallies and conventional advertising, but inside the digital systems that shape what voters see, hear and believe. Bots are being offered to
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