Ukrainian drone strikes set an oil export terminal ablaze in St Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched one of its largest aerial bombardments of Russia to date, with Moscow reporting that its
by Mohamed Ayub So long as the National People’s Power (NPP) was not in power, its leaders claimed moral high ground over other major political parties, especially those that have ruled the
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by A Special Correspondent in Colombo Cardinal Ranjith completed 50 years of his priesthood. This time, like in many other occasions, he shamelessly invited the nation’s principal political actors to sit beside
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Migrant boats washing ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa are no longer the fragile rubber dinghies that once symbolized the perilous Mediterranean crossing. In their place are sleek, fiberglass vessels powered
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The 2025 U.S. housing market presents a paradox. Home sales are down, and there are far more sellers than buyers, yet prices continue to hit record highs. Over the past decade, home values have surged nationwide, including in
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In a harrowing exposé by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands accused of orchestrating mass violence against Palestinians in a ruthless bid to maintain political control. Published
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A sweeping new genomic study published in Nature has uncovered compelling evidence that many of the most notorious infectious diseases—such as plague and leprosy—made the leap to humans only after ancient communities
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Between 1949 and 1950, the Israeli government launched Operation Magic Carpet, also known as “On Wings of Eagles,” a dramatic airlift that brought nearly 49,000 Yemeni Jews to the newly established state
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The deep and often underexamined alliance between Israel and the United Kingdom has roots that stretch back centuries, long before the founding of the modern Israeli state. Driven by a blend of
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for children aged 6 months to 11 years who are considered at increased risk of severe
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In 1957, Mao Zedong oversaw the publication of Socialist Upsurge in China’s Countryside, a three-volume collection of articles compiled by the Communist Party of China for the political education of the peasantry. The
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Moët Hennessy, the €6 billion drinks division of luxury giant LVMH, is embroiled in a high-profile sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and unfair dismissal lawsuit that former employees say reveals deeper cultural issues
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As India prepares for its first census in over a decade — and its first in the era of drone technology — officials face one of the most daunting challenges of all:
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The European Union has voted to remove the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Gibraltar from its “grey list” of countries with inadequate money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) controls. The decision, passed
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The White House has delivered a stern ultimatum to Sri Lanka, announcing a 30% tariff on all Sri Lankan imports effective August 1, 2025. This dramatic escalation marks a critical turning point
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An 11-hour surveillance video recorded outside Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell has reignited controversy over the late financier’s death, after it was revealed to contain a minute-long gap. The footage, made public Monday
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