by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that Sri Lanka risks losing its place in the emerging international order unless it accelerates technological modernisation, expands its
In a country often described as one of the world’s most tightly controlled digital environments, a surprising source of transparency has emerged—not through official channels, but through a lifestyle app built for
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In a development on Monday morning,Iran attacked the UAE through cruise missiles and armed drones targeting the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, which wounded employees, destroyed the fuel infrastructure, and tore apart the
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Saint Martin’s Island, a diminutive coral isle in the north-eastern Bay of Bengal, lies nine kilometres south of the Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf peninsula, marking Bangladesh’s southernmost edge. Barely three square kilometres in area,
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China’s shock warning to the US President Donald Trump that his road to Beijing goes through the Strait of Hormuz has been an audacious move directly linking his planned visit to China
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From cinematic superstardom to electoral disruption, Vijay’s TVK storms into Tamil Nadu politics as the single-largest force, shattering the DMK–AIADMK duopoly, yet missing the final step that turns influence into absolute control.
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Israeli telecommunications infrastructure has been implicated in global surveillance operations that reportedly enabled the tracking of mobile users across more than ten countries over a three-year period, according to findings by the
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Aung San Suu Kyi, long enshrined as both emblem and casualty of Myanmar’s political convulsions, has been shifted from prison to house confinement by the country’s military authorities in a gesture widely
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In a geopolitical twist that underscores shifting alliances and unconventional diplomacy, Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir has emerged as a central figure in delicate negotiations between the United States and Iran. According
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Within six days of the Russian President Vladimir Putin rendering a forceful advice to the US President Donald Trump to abandon the path of war in Iran — in particular, any wild
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Russia is witnessing signs of growing political strain as President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings show a noticeable decline amid an escalating economic crisis that has been deepening since 2025. While public support
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Ukraine has triggered intense debate across its political and agricultural sectors after proposing to renounce access to European Union farm subsidies for up to 15 years in exchange for accelerating its path
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A U.S. federal court in the Southern District of New York has scheduled a new hearing for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores for June 30, 2026, as their
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The developments of April 2026 mark a decisive turning point in Mizoram’s internal security landscape, with the surrender of 43 cadres of the Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) on April 30, 2026, and
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Kerala effectively consolidated its Maoist or Naxalite (Left-Wing Extremism, LWE)-free status in 2025, recording zero incidents and marking a decisive end to insurgent activity that had peaked during the third phase of the movement
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated on Sunday that arms, ammunition, and explosives used by illegal armed groups in the department of Cauca are entering the country from Ecuador. He directly associated the
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