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
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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Over 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term, Israeli spyware companies blacklisted under the Biden administration remain mired in restrictions—despite intensive efforts by Israeli officials and cyber industry leaders to overturn U.S.
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A newly unveiled Russian cruise missile has emerged as a deadly force in the ongoing war against Ukraine, raising alarm over both its battlefield impact and the failure of international sanctions to
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Forty years ago I led a small experts team to Paris. We arrived at Terminal 2 early in the morning, hauling a 12 inch by 12 inch wood box that was about
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U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh on Tuesday to begin a high-profile tour of the Middle East, kicking off with a splash as Saudi Arabia and the United States unveiled $600
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Admiral Sir Ben Key, the head of the Royal Navy and First Sea Lord, has been suspended pending an investigation into an alleged affair with a subordinate, marking an unprecedented moment in
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Sweden’s efforts to enhance its strategic and security posture suffered a fresh blow on Thursday after newly appointed national security adviser Tobias Thyberg resigned just hours into the role, following revelations of
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Hours after Pakistan claimed it shot down five Indian fighter jets using Chinese-made PL-15E missiles in a fierce aerial skirmish over Kashmir, China’s state broadcaster CCTV re-aired footage of its fully automated
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The news has been updated. This morning, a tragic incident occurred when a Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter, which crashed into the Maduru Oya reservoir, resulted in the death of
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