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
North Korea has rejected South Korea’s preparations to provide medical equipment, with Kim Yo Jong describing the proposed aid as a political provocation and a violation of Pyongyang’s sovereignty. In a statement
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Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction from her Madrid home last month triggered mass housing protests and contributed to the calling of an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants’
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Israelis will mark three years since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Wednesday, commemorating the deadliest day in the country’s history while Gaza remains devastated and a year-old ceasefire has failed
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The Path From Survival to Citizenship Access to food, stable housing, healthcare, and socioeconomic security shapes more than daily life. Material insecurity can also limit the time, attention, and stability people need
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At least 280,000 people are missing in the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to the list maintained by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The figure includes both Ukrainians
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After recording no insurgency-linked fatalities in 2024 and 2025, Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district has witnessed a sharp resurgence of militant violence in 2026. Multiple NSCN-K factions and ULFA-I remain active, targeting security
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, civilian security remains deeply fragile despite repeated declarations that peace has been restored. With 306 deaths recorded, 49 people still missing and
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by A Special Correspondent in Colombo On Friday, 2 October 2026, investigators attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed a motion before the Court and informed Court that retired Major General
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David Robinson, a long-serving safety employee at OpenAI, has left the company and publicly criticised its approach to artificial intelligence safety. In an article published by The Atlantic, Robinson argued that OpenAI
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A key Sri Lanka-India meeting on illegal bottom trawling has been postponed at India’s request, with Colombo seeking a new date either before or after Sri Lanka’s parliamentary budget period because government
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Sri Lanka is recording a sustained increase in HIV infections even as global progress against the virus continues, placing the country among 21 nations where estimated new HIV infections rose by more
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Rebeca Grynspan’s candidacy comes at a moment when the United Nations is struggling with a credibility gap of its own making: a Security Council paralysed by veto power, chronic funding shortfalls, recurring
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Bangladesh has every right to prosecute those responsible for serious crimes, but justice loses its meaning when political identity becomes a substitute for evidence. Mass arrests, restrictions on peaceful political activity, prolonged
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On the last Friday before the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections, the U.S. embassy and consulates in the country remained closed, following a generic order from the State Department regarding ‘security
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The Sallay case has become larger than one former intelligence chief. The UN’s intervention exposes questions about the evidence behind his detention, allegations of torture, political conspiracy narratives and the responsibility of
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