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
The United States and Russia have discussed a controversial plan to model a future settlement in Ukraine on Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, according to The Times UK. The proposal, reportedly
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India and China are taking steps to restore economic relations strained by a deadly 2020 border clash, Bloomberg reports, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks closer ties with BRICS nations following US
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Remarks by the author at a panel discussion on the late Lakshman Kadirgamar, held in aid of the Peter Weerasekara Children’s Home, Yakkala. The event took place at the International Women’s Club
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This year, the United Kingdom’s intelligence services marked a significant turning point in their distinguished history. Last week, the nation mourned the passing of Dame Stella Rimington, the first female Director General
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Australia will formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations summit in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Monday, marking a break with close ally the United States as tensions escalate
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“Tyranny,” Hannah Arendt told Roger Errera in the final sentences of her last interview, “has been discovered very early, and identified very early as an enemy.” The Greeks coined tyrannos for rulers who seized
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is pushing forward with a long-delayed €13 billion bridge linking Sicily to the mainland, now reframing the contentious project as a strategic NATO-aligned infrastructure investment. As
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The Big Four accountancy firms — Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG — are encountering significant cultural and structural obstacles in adopting artificial intelligence at scale, according to former EY UK boss Hywel
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In Arugam Bay, a sunny coastal town known for its pristine beaches in Sri Lanka, has now become the limelight of Palestinian solidarity movement condemning the Hebrew welcome signs and Israeli tourists
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Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime minister and one of the most recognisable figures of the 2004 Orange Revolution, has delivered a stinging rebuke to Kyiv’s Western allies, accusing them of betraying her
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The Pakistan Army has officially inducted China’s Z-10ME attack helicopter into its aviation fleet, marking the first known export of the advanced combat platform and deepening military ties between Islamabad and Beijing.
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The Cyber Security Association of China (CSAC) on Friday released a detailed report exposing two major cases of cyberattacks allegedly orchestrated by U.S. intelligence agencies against critical Chinese industries, including military and
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Well-known author, fund manager and columnist for the Financial Times Ruchir Sharma wrote this week that the perception that the US President Donald Trump’s gambit with tariffs would have grave consequences have
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Who guards the guardians once the storm has passed? Who remembers the warriors when the drums of war fall silent and the banners are furled? More importantly,
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Maldives has officially been removed from Sri Lanka’s “country of security concern” (CSC) list, marking a pivotal moment in bilateral relations between the two island nations.
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