Mathematicians around the world are struggling to come to terms with a breakthrough that has challenged their understanding of their profession and its future. On 6 October, OpenAI released 722 manuscripts generated
A major Chinese historical film portraying the Qing dynasty’s conquest of Taiwan has been indefinitely delayed without official explanation, despite extensive state backing and expectations that it would become one of the
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The lack of adequate and dignified housing has been one of the primary human rights and infrastructure issues faced for decades by the estate community, who are the producers of Sri Lanka’s
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“Made in China” has long been a familiar label around the world. For decades, it was often found on clothing, household furniture and consumer electronics, products that became part of everyday life
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A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could ultimately be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for potential strikes against Ukraine, according to a senior
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A rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute between the United States and Brazil has intensified just weeks before Brazilians head to the polls, with visa cancellations, accusations of electoral interference, tariff disputes, and growing
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Passenger transport in Sri Lanka shifted from British double-decker buses to Indian Ashok Leyland and Tata buses in the 1960s. Until then, the backbone of Sri Lanka’s passenger transport system had been
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Each year on 5 August, Pakistan observes Youm-e-Istehsal, a day of solidarity marking the anniversary of India’s 2019 decision to revoke Article 370 of its constitution, the clause that had granted Indian-administered
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During the nearly three decades of fighting Tamil separatists and two insurrections by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Sri Lanka armed forces had expanded. In three years of the final instalment
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“Generally speaking, punishment makes men hard and cold; it concentrates; it sharpens the feeling of alienation; it strengthens the power of resistance” ― Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher and writer In the first instance,
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The Middle East’s War widens! Did Iran’s attack on Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta, prompt the US to return to war with Iran? Did Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) drone attack cause
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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ― Soren Kierkegaard The Human Mindset The paradox of
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The European Union has taken a significant step in expanding its strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific by strengthening security cooperation with the Philippines through a new maritime assistance package, reflecting Brussels’ growing
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India has provided more than US$7.5 billion in relief and development assistance to Sri Lanka, according to an announcement by the Indian High Commission in Colombo, marking one of the most significant
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On 22 July, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed what Washington calls a ‘peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement.’ The agreement has been presented as a commercial arrangement that will help Saudi Arabia diversify
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The Venezuelan government has formally initiated its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the Hague-based tribunal has become politically biased and no longer serves the principles of international justice.
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