Sri Lanka’s post-1978 political history offers a curious pattern: constitutional amendments designed to strengthen those in power have often produced consequences that later weakened or destroyed them. From the Second Amendment and
Human rights defenders around the world are confronting escalating risks, shrinking resources and growing repression, according to a new global report released by Front Line Defenders, which documented the killings of at
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Objectification is a notion central to feminist theory. It can be roughly defined as seeing and/or treating a person, usually a woman, as an object. History has been replete with such cases,
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The second Sunday of the month of June is considered as Father’s Day. We all celebrate this special day with our children. On this day, I would like to share my thoughts
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The National Student Heroes Day was observed for the 38th time on June 20, 2026. The number of university students killed from December 12, 1976, when Weerasuriya was killed, to June 17,
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As the Indo-Lanka Accord intensified political tensions across the country, a deadly explosion inside Parliament exposed the reach of insurgent violence and left a lasting mark on Sri Lanka’s political history. On
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For more than three years, the conflict in Manipur has exposed a troubling reality at the heart of the world’s largest democracy: a state can deploy thousands of security personnel, impose curfews,
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As Washington and Tehran move toward discussions on a possible agreement to end their conflict, a central question is emerging over who will benefit most from any economic opening: the Iranian public,
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Bolivia’s government declared a 90-day state of emergency early Saturday, just hours after signing a peace agreement intended to end more than 50 days of nationwide unrest, following the rejection of the
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Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach has been found guilty of one count of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, marking a significant development in a criminal case involving allegations spanning
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Argentina’s government has introduced a new migration enforcement program that grants expanded powers to federal security forces to monitor, detain and deport foreign residents and tourists suspected of violating immigration rules, according
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Another of the five police stations captured by the rebels during the April 1971 uprising was the Warakapola Police Station in the Kegalle District. The rebels who captured the Warakapola Police Station
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More than 30 tonnes of cocaine have been destroyed after authorities completed the disposal of the largest cocaine seizure recorded in Spain’s history. The shipment, seized on 1 May by the Central
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The sound arrives before the impact. The buzzing of a propeller engine, the movement of a drone descending through the air, followed by the explosion. For residents of cities across Russia, the
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The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has created a new security dilemma: the same technologies capable of strengthening national defenses can also provide powerful tools for cybercriminals, terrorist organizations and hostile governments.
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The discovery and continuing excavation of human remains at the Chemmani mass grave in northern Sri Lanka have intensified demands for answers from the government and renewed calls for international attention to
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