Saudi Arabia is confronting a worsening security crisis after Houthi forces seized key positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and resumed missile and drone attacks against Saudi infrastructure, while the network of
The British Army is set to adopt a new military strategy dubbed “20-40-40,” placing greater emphasis on autonomous warfare and drone technology. The reforms, part of a strategic defence review reported by
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A newly constructed 5,000-ton North Korean destroyer suffered a serious accident during its launch at the Chongjin Shipyard, according to a report by state-run media outlet KCNA. The warship, part of North
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There hadn’t been a previous instance of India having to contradict a sitting US President, literally, to his face. But, the swift Indian rejection of President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate in
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Exclusive by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The United States has formally pressured Sri Lanka to immediately halt some of the most significant defence-related dealings with Russian entities, citing serious risks of
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This Ceasefire Will Not Hold – Because India and Pakistan Were Never Meant to Coexist: On May 16, 2025, India and Pakistan agreed – yet again – to a ceasefire along the Line of Control
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The United States has officially completed the first production unit of its newest nuclear gravity bomb, the B61-13, nearly a year ahead of schedule, according to a statement released today by the
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Our Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) situated in Trincomalee is the prime training establishment of officers and sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy. Brave young men and women who join our Navy
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China is preparing to launch an advanced drone-carrying aircraft, the Jiu Tan (“High Sky”), capable of deploying up to 100 kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) simultaneously. The move marks a significant boost
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China has unveiled its latest generation of AI-driven surveillance technologies, explicitly designed to monitor users of encrypted messaging platforms like Telegram and detect virtual private network (VPN) activity, as part of an
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Pakistanis celebrated what many saw as a military triumph this week following a ceasefire agreement with India, with nationalistic fervor reaching a peak not seen in years. Yet as the jubilation filled
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Editorial There is no greater condemnation of a nation’s moral collapse than when its leaders refuse to stand among the dead who made their lives possible. On 19 May 2025—when Sri Lanka
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Editorial “A lot of people are starving,” Donald Trump declared bluntly, standing beneath the glittering chandeliers of the Gulf, his voice imbued with the rare gravitas of genuine lament. “We’re going to
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Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukraine has paid out approximately $770 million in advance to foreign arms dealers for weapons and ammunition that were never delivered, arrived incomplete, or
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has provided state-of-the-art radiation and chemical detection equipment valued at $1 million (299 million LKR) to the Sri Lanka Navy, significantly boosting the country’s capacity to
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In the 1983 film War Games, a supercomputer known as WOPR (for War Operation Plan Response) is about to provoke a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but because
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