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
The Criminal Investigation Department of Sri Lanka has formally admitted to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka that retired Major General Suresh Sallay, the former head of the State Intelligence Service,
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In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves and the reality of imperialism lingers in every port and military installation, a missile struck a school
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Long after battles stop and front lines disappear, anti-personnel mines continue to shape the lives of communities living on contaminated land. A new report presented to the
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For decades, Africa served primarily as a transit route for international drug networks moving illicit substances toward major markets in Europe and North America. That role is now changing as Mexican cartel
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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has taken legal action before the Court of Appeal seeking an order to prevent his detention under the Temporary Provisions Act (Prevention of Terrorism) in connection with investigations
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For years, one word dominated the way Rosa Chávez Yacila’s family described emotional distress: “nerviosas” — nervous. It was the phrase her mother, a domestic worker, used when trying to explain the
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The convulsions that engulfed Bangladesh in August 2024 continue to cast a long and ominous shadow over the nation’s destiny. To many supporters of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and numerous critics of
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On June 11, 2026, a Government Middle School was destroyed in an explosion caused by a device planted by unidentified persons in the Sheri Khel area under the Shahbaz Khel Police Station
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For Ogunma Micheal, the memory of childbirth is not defined by the arrival of her child but by what followed in the days after delivery. Almost two years have passed since she
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The Middle East will remain a region of instability and insecurity despite the interim agreement that has been reached on June 14. The agreement calls for a ceasefire on all fronts, Iran
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Frustration is deepening within Israeli society after nearly three years of continuous military engagements across multiple fronts, even as public support for government-led campaigns remains largely intact. The strain is visible in
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Iran have reached a preliminary peace agreement, marking a major diplomatic shift in a conflict that has disrupted global energy flows, reshaped
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A significant contradiction has emerged between the position taken by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and arguments previously advanced by the Attorney General’s Department regarding the mental
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The God Spinoza revered is my God, too; I meet Him every day in the harmonious laws which govern the universe – Albert Einstein Seated on my deck under a blue sky yesterday,
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by Durga Velayudham It is often said that governments reveal their true character not in the promises they make, but in the instruments they choose to preserve once power is secured. On
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