Colombia has broken diplomatic relations with Iran, citing alleged links between the Islamic Republic’s government and international terrorist groups, human rights violations and concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The decision was formally
Japan and South Korea are moving forward with a combined $900 billion investment commitment in the United States, part of a high-stakes agreement tied to tariff concessions under President Donald Trump’s trade
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“This conflict with Iran is not regional. It is” – in his words – “a war really for the West, for free societies. And I am very much in favour of any
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The Iranians have demonstrated that Trump badly misjudged their capability. Trump is now calling on other countries, with little success, to send their warships to help keep open the Strait of Hormuz as
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The Philippines on Monday firmly rejected China’s claim of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, responding to a statement from Beijing’s embassy that a Filipino diplomat had allegedly conceded Scarborough Shoal
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The stunning message from the first public message on Thursday by Iran’s new Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei is that “The Strait of Hormuz must remain closed.” In seven words, he threw
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As the US-Iran war enters its 13th day, there are no strong visible signs of disengagement or exiting from the conflict. Both sides seem to be following a risky escalation strategy aimed
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Iran’s newly appointed Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, delivered his first public message on Thursday, combining mourning, defiance, and a call for national unity as the country faces
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The International Maritime Organization will convene an extraordinary meeting of its governing council later this month as concerns mount over the safety of commercial shipping and seafarers navigating one of the world’s
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Two days after the United States and Israel launched attacks that killed Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei and hundreds of others—including more than 160 children in a strike on a girls’ school—a United States
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The U.S. Department of Defense has barred press photographers from attending recent Pentagon briefings after images of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taken during a rare appearance at the podium were judged by
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A diplomatic dispute has erupted in Sri Lanka after the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Colombo and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands exchanged
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What is the role of boldness in politics and international affairs? I ask in all seriousness. If there is a world in which President Trump’s attack on Iran somehow works out well,
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Editorial Vijitha Herath may well be, in private company, an amiable and jovial individual. That is not in dispute. Many politicians cultivate such traits and it serves them well in domestic political
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The United States is reportedly pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate survivors from the Irahumannian warship IRIS Dena, which was sunk by a U.S. submarine this week, as well as the crew
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor “The war has expanded to the Indian Ocean, if not the Indo-Pacific. And the sinking of the Iranian warship, while within the boundaries of what is permissible
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