The world is on course to miss its 2030 target for ending extreme poverty, with 826 million people already affected. Experts warn that widening inequality, war, declining aid and political inaction are
Seventy-five years after the adoption of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the international system designed to protect people fleeing war, persecution and violence is facing one of the
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The increasingly bitter personal feud between Argentine President Javier Milei and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has escalated into the most serious diplomatic confrontation between Argentina and Brazil in recent
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Brazil has agreed to accelerate negotiations on a long-delayed trade agreement between China and Mercosur, marking a significant reversal of a policy it had championed for years as the South American country
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The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has launched a parliamentary advocacy campaign in New Delhi to draw attention to China’s newly enacted Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, warning that the legislation represents a significant escalation
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Chinese artificial intelligence developers are likely to reconsider their open-source business strategies by introducing commercial licensing fees for companies that host their AI models, as they seek to generate greater revenue from
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India’s government has unveiled a fresh package of reforms aimed at strengthening the integrity of public examinations after nationwide protests over leaked entrance exam papers, while simultaneously facing a court challenge over
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On the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Manila, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The meeting was planned ahead, hence the US
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A significant ruling by the Civil Appellate High Court of the Western Province, sitting in Colombo, has established an important judicial precedent in Sri Lanka’s property sector by ordering a developer to
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Fortress India was never as physically well protected as today when there are multiple threats both external and internal. Left Wing Extremism has been snuffed out but for stray remnants by end
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Imagine India’s Prime Minister, a man whose entire political brand was built on mastering social media, posts a late-night selfie video calling protesters “friends.” Somewhere in the country, an editor grabs the
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The excitement over the US-Saudi nuclear deal has proved to be short-lived. Apparently, the US President Donald Trump himself poured cold water into it by adding a caveat within 24 hours on
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In modern warfare, the battle for territory is often accompanied by a battle for truth. Military operations are no longer judged solely by events on the ground but also by the competing
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The appearance of Shahed-136-type kamikaze drones over northern Mali marks a significant development in a conflict that has evolved steadily since rebellion first erupted in the country’s north in 2012. A detailed
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Editorial Public trust is not strengthened by triumphal announcements; it is earned through evidence, transparency, and accountability. That is why the recent attempts by Sri Lankan officials to portray the United States’
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Blackstone, KKR and Brookfield have agreed a $16 billion deal to acquire a stake in Kuwait’s national oil pipelines network, marking the largest foreign investment in the Gulf state’s history and providing
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