by Our Correspondent in Colombo Serious allegations have emerged in Sri Lanka against Hatton National Bank (HNB), a prominent private sector bank, with multiple customers claiming that the institution has been quietly
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Since his arrival at the Pentagon in January last year, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has pursued a singular mission: transform the United States military from a disciplined, rule-bound institution into a
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When Ahmed al-Sharaa, the self-styled president of Syria, arrived in London on March 31, he was met with unprecedented fanfare. Once the target of a $10 million U.S. bounty for his leadership
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In a dramatic culmination to weeks of escalating conflict with Iran, U.S. forces successfully rescued a downed airman from the rugged mountains of the country, marking one of the most daring search-and-rescue
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China has unveiled unmanned submersibles that now rank as the largest in the world, a development that has drawn intense international attention and heightened strategic concerns. Last year’s military parade showcased two
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What does it mean to seek stillness in a place that refuses to be tamed? Ven. Nanda Thera, a Czech monk who renounced the world, chose the caves of Kudumbigala to confront
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Abstract The 2026 war involving Iran, Israel, and the United States constitutes a systemic rupture in the architecture of international relations. Beyond its military dimension, the conflict exposes the erosion of Western
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On a warm Saturday evening in central Tel Aviv, the sound of whistles and jeers carried across Habima Square as hundreds gathered to protest Israel’s ongoing war with Iran. Placards reading “Stop
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by Durga Velayudham The recent crescendo of fanfare surrounding NASA’s Artemis II mission exposes something far more elemental than a scientific milestone: it reveals a psychological fissure in America’s strategic identity. As four astronauts
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Pete Hegseth first caught Donald Trump’s attention when on Fox News he defended soldiers like Clint Lorance and Mathew Golsteyn. Golsteyn was accused and Lorance was convicted of killing unarmed detainees and
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by Nil Katrina Manson’s Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare is at once a work of embedded journalism, a character study, and an unsettling meditation
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Reports have emerged suggesting that the skull of a deceased American crew member may have been found among the wreckage of a downed C-130 aircraft, intensifying speculation
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The Middle East crisis escalated dramatically on Sunday as US President Donald Trump issued a blunt and highly provocative ultimatum to Iran, while confusion and rumors surrounding
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The following account draws from a series of letters exchanged between Rohana Wijeweera’s mother, his younger brother Ananda Wijeweera, and the lawyer Bala Thampo during the period of intense state repression that
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Today marks 55 years since the 1971 People’s Uprising. This year’s April Heroes’ Day falls at a time when the JVP government is engaged in a strenuous effort to fulfill the lofty
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