The prospect of artificial intelligence destroying humanity has become a prominent part of the technology industry’s public debate, but Harvard historian Jill Lepore argues that the more immediate danger lies elsewhere: the
Retired Major General Tuan Suresh Sallay, former head of the State Intelligence Service during the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime, was arrested on February 25, 2026, by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and is
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denounced a devastating attack on a primary school in Minab, where graves are being prepared for more than 160 young girls killed in what Tehran calls
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by Our Correspondent in Doha According to the information provided, Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh, the wife of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died after sustaining injuries in the same strike that reportedly killed her husband.
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A swift strike. A toppled strongman. A decisive and visible victory. In Venezuela, the lesson seemed simple: power works when it is unmistakable — when it acts quickly and leaves no ambiguity
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The death of Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei marks one of the most consequential turning points in modern Middle Eastern history. For more than three decades, he stood at the center of
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During my tenure as a pilot with Malaysia Airlines, I had the opportunity to meet Major General Suresh Sallay, a figure who left a lasting impression on me both professionally and personally.
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Sri Lanka’s cricketing legacy, once celebrated after the 1996 World Cup triumph, is now overshadowed by mismanagement, corruption, and a decline in performance that has turned the sport into a national embarrassment.
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In a candid internal address that has reverberated far beyond the walls of one of the world’s most influential charities, Bill Gates acknowledged past extramarital relationships and expressed regret over his association
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In two lengthy documents released in February 2026, the High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented one of its most detailed legal defences to date of
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For years, a peculiar rumor has circulated through Silicon Valley’s venture capital corridors and startup happy hours: that gay men, loosely connected through friendship, mentorship, and social life, wield outsized influence over
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A devastating explosion at an illegal coal mine in the Thangsko area of East Jaintia Hills district on February 5, 2026, killed 33 workers and laid bare the failure of enforcement agencies
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At the AI Impact Summit, a highly anticipated event aimed at promoting the democratization of AI, a fleeting but telling moment occurred as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
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Def Con, one of the world’s largest and longest-running hacking conferences, announced Wednesday that three individuals linked to Jeffrey Epstein are no longer permitted to attend the event, marking a significant escalation
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A new United Nations report has issued a stark warning for Asia and the Pacific: at the current pace, 88% of the region’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets are on track to
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That the U.S. Surveillance State is rapidly growing to the point of ubiquity has been demonstrated over the past week by seemingly benign events. While the picture that emerges is grim, to put
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