by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Victoria Nuland, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, has made a second visit to Sri Lanka within a few months. Prior
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for deeper political loyalty within the country’s armed forces as Beijing intensifies efforts to modernize its military and strengthen the Communist Party’s control over national defense
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Sri Lankan police have issued a nationwide warning about the potential use of drones in terrorist attacks, prompting a major information-gathering operation targeting companies that import unmanned aircraft, spare parts, and related
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Will the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief Major General Suresh Salley in the last week of the month, in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks that killed nearly
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is in the process of rescuing hundreds of Iranian nationals stranded at sea from a second vessel after the first Iranian ship, IRIS Dena, was
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Latest Update Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa questioned in Parliament today whether the government is aware that another Iranian ship has arrived near the Port of Colombo. He
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by Eric An American attack submarine has sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, yesterday early morning, marking the first known U.S. submarine attack on a surface combatant since World War
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Germany’s armed forces are facing a deepening internal crisis as reports of abuse, hazing, and discrimination undermine recruitment and retention efforts. The annual assessment by Henning Otte, Germany’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the
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Ella Waweya, better known as Captain Ella, has become the Israel Defense Forces’ most senior Muslim officer and the new Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, a position that has thrust her
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The Military Intelligence Corps of Sri Lanka or Directorate of Military Intelligence, historically one of the most critical pillars of national security, finds itself at an unprecedented
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The dramatic removal of two of China’s most senior generals at the start of 2026 marked the culmination of a years-long shakeup inside the People’s Liberation Army, a campaign that analysts say
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