by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS leaders and other delegates attending the Summit in New Delhi
One month after the United States and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire agreement, the world’s humanitarian system remains under severe strain as the fallout from the conflict around the Strait of Hormuz
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Syria’s Interior Ministry has announced what it describes as a major crackdown on Hezbollah-linked cells operating inside the country, alleging that coordinated networks tied to Iran-backed actors were preparing assassination attempts, attacks
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There is something quietly radical about Amy Coney Barrett’s Listening to the Law, although many readers—both admirers and critics—may fail to notice it. Published after one of the most polarising judicial confirmations
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Sri Lanka’s leading print newspapers in Colombo have carried full-page advertisements linked to “Operation Sindoor,” appearing across English, Sinhala, and Tamil editions. The advertisements reference the 22 April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack,
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The following excerpts are adapted from the speech by General Secretary and President To Lam at the Sri Lankan Parliament. Sri Lanka holds a very special place in the historical memory and
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Russia staged a noticeably restrained Victory Day parade on Saturday in Moscow, reflecting the mounting pressures of its prolonged war in Ukraine and heightened security concerns over potential attacks. The annual May
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In an age marked by democratic erosion in multiple regions of the world, a historical and moral thread runs through acts of resistance that are not always loud or violent, but often
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In an interview with El País, Japanese anatomist and public intellectual Takeshi Yoro offers a sweeping and unsettling diagnosis of the modern world: humanity is not suffering from a lack of information,
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Morocco is witnessing a quiet but significant acceleration in its royal succession planning as Crown Prince Mulay Hasán increasingly assumes public and institutional responsibilities while his father, King Mohamed VI, faces recurring
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has triggered a global debate over innovation, freedom, and the future of human creativity. But beneath the promises of technological progress, a darker reality is emerging
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The political alliance between Donald Trump and media personality Tucker Carlson, once one of the most powerful engines of the American right, is fracturing in public view. In an extensive interview published
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Civilizations, as the historian Arnold J. Toynbee famously argued, “die from suicide, not by murder.” They collapse from within. They fall prey to moral, social and spiritual decay. They are seized by
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In politics, words outweigh actions, as they form narratives and are intelligently deployed to influence people’s perception for greater gains. In May 2025, a limited conflict was instigated between India and Pakistan
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India’s latest dispute with Bangladesh over alleged “illegal immigrants” has exposed growing contradictions between New Delhi’s regional rhetoric and its actual conduct toward neighbouring states. For years, India has presented itself as
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The United States government has released a sweeping collection of declassified files detailing decades of unexplained aerial and space-related phenomena, including accounts from Apollo astronauts who reported witnessing mysterious objects while travelling
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