Pope Francis has disclosed that British intelligence foiled a planned suicide bombing during his 2021 visit to Iraq, saving his life. The Pope was targeted by bombers while visiting Mosul, a city
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The global economy is incurring losses of up to $25 trillion each year due to the failure of key sectors such as agriculture, energy, and fishing to account for the negative impacts
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China’s embassy in London has sharply criticized the UK’s handling of allegations that a Chinese businessman, Tengbo Yang, linked to Prince Andrew, is a Communist Party spy. In a statement issued on
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Argentina’s economy has officially emerged from recession, with GDP expanding by 3.9% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, marking a critical milestone for President Javier Milei’s administration.
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Sayyed Muhammad Mahdi Nasrallah, son of the late Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the former Secretary-General of Hezbollah, has successfully completed his religious seminary education in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The milestone was
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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has welcomed the steps taken by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to advance economic cooperation with India, particularly through the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA). In
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The Public Security Minister, Ananda Wijeypala, announced in Parliament today that military security provided to former presidents will be withdrawn starting next week. Going forward, only police protection will be allocated to
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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, are set to hold the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives (SRs) on the India-China boundary question in
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As a result of the explosion in Moscow, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence of the Russian armed forces and his assistant were
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On November 27, when the rebels emerged from their Idlib enclave in north-western Syria, President Bashar Assad was on a visit to Moscow. The sudden disintegration of his army was even more
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Sri Lanka’s recent restructuring of $12.55 billion in international bond debt has sparked considerable controversy, particularly due to the introduction of a set of unprecedented financial instruments. The government’s new bonds are
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor A latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlights pressing concerns about Sri Lanka’s public debt management systems, underscoring critical deficiencies in the nation’s legal and
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The BJP, India’s ruling party, has reignited interest in the decades-old relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, and Edwina Mountbatten, the wife of the last viceroy of India, Louis Mountbatten.
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On December 11, 2024, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, Kudiam Mado (35) in Somanpalli village under Farsegarh Police Station limits in the Bijapur District
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The rapid adoption of generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT is transforming workplaces, but employees’ use of the technology often remains hidden due to a lack of clear corporate guidelines. According to
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