In 2018, a young Syrian named Youssef Juma was repairing a laptop belonging to a local security commander when he discovered footage of a mass execution. The videos showed blindfolded civilians being
A dispute over the legitimate ruler of Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan state has escalated into a constitutional crisis, leaving its chief minister without an executive council and exposing tensions between traditional royal authority,
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When Frank Patalong discovered in the spring of 2026 that his grandfather had joined the Nazi Party, the revelation shattered a family story he had accepted since childhood. Eduard Patalong, a coal
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Part One: The President’s Representative in the Province Every province in Sri Lanka has a Governor. Most citizens know the title. Yet only a few know what the office entails. Fewer still
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Maheshkhali has become a test of Bangladesh’s sovereignty amid intensifying US–China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific. Dhaka must resist external pressure, protect its national interests, and pursue international partnerships on its own terms.
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More than 10,000 people liked an Iranian user’s post on X in early September describing how international sanctions had unexpectedly affected his attempt to seek help during a personal crisis. The user
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Michel Foucault’s examination of how medical, legal and social institutions classify human bodies is returning to public debate with the publication of an unpublished text, The Hermaphrodites, as the French philosopher’s centenary
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Sri Lanka’s investigation into alleged irregularities in substandard coal imports has intensified, with a presidential commission questioning the general manager of the state-owned Lanka Coal Company over a letter relating to the
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The Trump administration has launched an investigation into nine major US universities over alleged fraud involving J-1 visas, with officials citing concerns about Chinese influence, foreign financial ties and the protection of
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A decade after South Korea shut down Soranet, a notorious online network that distributed secretly filmed and non-consensual sexual videos, authorities are still confronting a succession of websites and online communities accused
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An alleged gang rape at Cornell University in New York has renewed scrutiny of male student fraternities in the United States, after messages reportedly exchanged in a fraternity group chat suggested that
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India has donated approximately three tonnes of essential anti-tuberculosis medicines worth an estimated Rs 52 million to Sri Lanka, responding to an urgent request from the Sri Lankan government to ensure the
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The recovery of Chinese-made LoRa radios from suspected militants in Kashmir highlights how Pakistan-linked terrorist networks are adapting to evade conventional surveillance. The article examines how India could counter these off-grid communications
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Lula remains the principal obstacle to the return of this project to the presidency. His defeat would affect workers and peasants throughout Brazil, but also the possibilities for regional cooperation and an
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Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay, France, and Kenso Soai of Tokyo University have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a century-old question about how chemical
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Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, according to two people with direct knowledge of the transfer. If confirmed, the payment would
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