The passage argues that Britain is gradually erasing its historical identity by replacing recognition of figures such as Churchill, Austen, Turner and Turing with symbols of a more multicultural and politically correct
In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric over violence in Nigeria, former US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against the West African nation, citing the persecution of Christians by Islamist militants.
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Turkey is reportedly establishing a space facility in Somalia as part of a broader security cooperation agreement with the Horn of Africa nation, raising questions about the implications for regional stability and
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The brevity of the US President Donald Trump’s meeting last Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Gimhae International Airport in the port city of Busan, South Korea, which lasted just 100
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Some teachers retire. Some stay on too long. And then there is Austin Sarat. This weekend I traveled to Amherst College for a celebration of Austin’s fifty years in the Amherst classroom.
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After months of tariff threats and criticism over defense spending, President Donald Trump embarked on a three-nation tour of Asia, sending a clear message that the United States remains committed to its
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India is planning to expand its rare earth magnet incentive program to more than 70 billion rupees ($788 million), nearly three times its original $290 million allocation, Bloomberg reports. The proposal, currently
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Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in the Sunday Times, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. The title has been changed for this publication. [Click here to read the original version of
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The United States government is in the grips of one of its longest-running funding gaps in history. The ongoing government shutdown has already stretched beyond 30 days and now, the food security
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Researchers at Andon Labs have revealed the results of a new experiment testing how state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs) perform when embodied in robots, with hilarious and chaotic results. The team programmed
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A new survey commissioned by solar installer Sunrun found that 80% of consumers worry data centers will increase their electricity bills. The findings reflect rising public unease over the AI industry’s soaring
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North Korea has rejected South Korea’s renewed efforts to discuss denuclearization, calling the idea a “pipedream” and reaffirming its stance as a permanent nuclear weapons state. In a statement issued on October
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The Trump administration has significantly increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, with assets massing off the coast of Venezuela in what analysts say could be a precursor to expanded operations in
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Britain’s most senior military personnel made at least twelve official visits to Israel during the Gaza war, newly published Ministry of Defence (MoD) records show. The trips, largely unpublicised at the time,
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Six days had passed since Lalith became the leader of the Democratic United National Front, or UFP. At that time, President Premadasa suddenly decided to hold the provincial council elections. When Premadasa
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The highlight of the month of October is Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya’s official visit to India from October 16 to 18. This was the 55 year-old former academic’s first visit to India
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