U.S. strategic gaze in South Asia has, in recent years, drifted toward India’s ascent, the unresolved aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the deepening rivalry with China. In this reshuffling of priorities,
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Politics often reveals its deepest truths not merely through elections but through the alliances forged behind closed doors. In Bangladesh, where the memories of the 1971 Liberation War remain deeply embedded in
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On June 18, 2026, Europol announced one of its most significant recent counterterrorism operations targeting Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). The operation ran from June 1 to 5, 2026, focusing on ISKP-affiliated
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Local media reports have revealed allegations that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and a group of associates received a bribe of US$5 million in connection with the sale of land belonging to the
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Chinese President Xi Jinping used a landmark anniversary celebration of the Chinese Communist Party to reaffirm Beijing’s longstanding claim over Taiwan, intensify his call for an uncompromising fight against corruption, and outline
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A fresh legal intervention has widened one of Sri Lanka’s most closely watched court battles over the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, with two prominent members of a civic organization
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France’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Rémi Lambert, is likely aware of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous remark about the strategic importance of Trincomalee Harbour. Napoleon is often attributed with stating that whoever controls Trincomalee
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Editorial The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka stands before a historic moment. The appointment of Rev. Dr. Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam as the Bishop of Jaffna is not simply another episcopal appointment announced
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The United States has lifted export restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced artificial intelligence models, ending a weeks-long block that had prevented public access to the company’s Mythos and Fable systems and intensified
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Vinton Cerf, widely known as one of the architects of the modern internet, is set to retire from his role as Google’s chief internet evangelist next week, bringing an end to one
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Cuba has officially established a new government institution tasked with leading the transformation of the country’s state enterprise system, creating a central body responsible for improving the operation, organization and development of
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China has introduced a broad new overseas investment regulation aimed at protecting national interests, responding to foreign trade barriers and controlling the transfer of sensitive technologies abroad, a move analysts say could
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The Communist Party of China (CPC) has surpassed 101 million members as it marks its 105th anniversary, expanding its organizational network across Chinese society and reinforcing its central role in the country’s
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The United States military has established a significant relief operation in Venezuela following two major earthquakes last week, deploying more than 900 personnel inside the country and hundreds more at regional bases
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Microsoft is preparing to cut fewer than 2.5 per cent of its global workforce in a new round of layoffs that could be announced as early as next week, according to a
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