by Our Correspondent in Colombo Allegations have emerged in Sri Lanka that a major company linked to a politically connected businessman may have secured a significant financial advantage by acting ahead of
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South Asia’s geopolitical chessboard is once again shifting beneath uneasy skies. The reported arrival of the American Secretary of State in Kolkata after a long fourteen-year hiatus—while conspicuously bypassing Dhaka—has ignited fierce
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Pakistan has just delivered one of the most striking macroeconomic achievements in its modern history. In the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, running from July 2025 to March 2026, the
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In his reflection on Hannah Arendt’s insight — “In politics, we are concerned with the world and not with ourselves” — Micah White raises a serious question about the boundary between morality and politics.
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A new frontier in global surveillance has emerged around Starlink, the satellite-based internet system developed by SpaceX under its CEO Elon Musk, according to an investigation published by Haaretz. Two Israeli-owned companies,
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EY has withdrawn a research report on loyalty rewards programmes after investigators found that it contained fabricated data, incorrect references, and apparent AI-generated hallucinations. The report had been used by EY consultants
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US federal prosecutors are examining valuation practices at a private credit fund managed by BlackRock, marking a new escalation in regulatory scrutiny of the fast-growing private credit sector. According to people familiar
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NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte is preparing to press Europe’s leading defence manufacturers to significantly increase investment and accelerate weapons production, according to a report by the Financial Times. The initiative comes as
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is considering the introduction of a landmark “generational tobacco ban” inspired by the recently implemented anti-smoking model in the Maldives, as policymakers and public health
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The conviction of Jashanpreet Singh, founder of California’s “Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club”, on May 12, 2026, has drawn renewed attention to the growing involvement of Punjabi-origin gangs in organised crime in North
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Since the start of 2026, a remote mining region in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the focus of mounting international concern after at least four reported landslides struck
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Taiwan on Saturday reaffirmed that it is a “sovereign and independent” nation and defended ongoing American arms sales as part of Washington’s long-standing security commitment to the island, following remarks by U.S.
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The United States and Bangladesh are moving forward with a series of defence and trade agreements that are expected to significantly expand Washington’s military and strategic footprint in the Bay of Bengal.
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Mali’s military government is facing one of the most serious security crises since seizing power, as coordinated offensives by al-Qaeda-linked militants and Tuareg separatists expose the growing fragility of the junta’s reliance
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Europe is confronting a rapidly evolving security threat in which hostile states are increasingly relying on tactics once associated primarily with terrorist organizations and organized crime. According to analysis published by The
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