For an entire generation of Americans, the sight of the Soviet Sputnik satellite passing overhead became a symbol of technological vulnerability. The first artificial satellite launched a space race that ultimately saw
The encrypted messaging service Telegram has been named the fastest-growing platform for online fraud, with reported cases skyrocketing 233 per cent in just one year. According to research from the banking app
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Denmark is famous for bacon, children’s toys, and a beer proudly marketed as “probably the best in the world.” But behind the culinary and cultural accolades lies another distinction: the Scandinavian kingdom
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A chilly night over the Luxor temples, lit in golden brilliance, provided the backdrop for a moment that would reshape Egyptology a decade later. In 2016, President Xi Jinping of China toured
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Pakistan has declared an open military confrontation against Afghanistan following a series of cross-border attacks and retaliatory airstrikes. Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif announced on X that Islamabad’s tolerance had reached its
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called a surprise parliamentary election for March 24, less than a month away, in a bold attempt to leverage public anger over President Trump’s proposals regarding
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has come under intense scrutiny over allegations that he is orchestrating false-flag attacks to sway public opinion ahead of the April 12 parliamentary election. Orban claims that
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Northern Province Governor N. Vedanayagan has sharply criticized the Survey and Forest Departments for refusing to release lands to residents of the Kilinochchi district, citing a lack of certain documents. Speaking at
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A year after 40 Uyghur Muslim men were forcibly returned to China by Thai authorities, their fate remains shrouded in mystery, raising serious human rights concerns that resonate far beyond Asia. UN
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At the Colombo Permanent Three-Judge High Court, Attorney-at-Law Harendra Banagala, representing the first defendant Hewage Sudath Janaka Fernando, revealed that no public institution in Sri Lanka holds a copy of the Indian
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Rising tensions between Washington and Iran are now threatening to reach the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a U.S. ally. Hamidreza Moghaddamfar, an adviser to the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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A nationwide strike by disaster relief personnel has brought compensation payments to victims of Cyclone Ditwah to a standstill, after thousands of frontline government officers withdrew from duty on February 27, citing
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Transnational terrorism continues to cast a long shadow over South Asia, reminding the region that extremist violence is never confined within national borders. The recent attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir—where Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed
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We live in an upside-down world. The leaders of the richer nations, the old colonial powers, want to rehabilitate the language of imperialism: praise for their past, and a desire to repeat
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After the February 2024 elections, Balochistan once again finds itself at the intersection of ballots and bullets. The debate is no longer confined to insurgency alone; it now encompasses representation, legitimacy, and
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On 5 August 2024, the political landscape of Bangladesh was abruptly transformed. An elected government led by Sheikh Hasina was displaced under circumstances that did not proceed through ballots or legislative vote.
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