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
Editorial Sri Lanka is teetering on the edge of a public health disaster that few are willing to confront openly. With over 150,000 individuals engaging in unsafe sexual and drug-related behaviours, the
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo More than a dozen notorious Sri Lankan criminals are reportedly living under the protection of European countries, raising questions about the continent’s commitment to justice and human
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In the months leading up to the Gaza ceasefire deal, Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned Palestinian leader often dubbed the “Palestinian Mandela,” received a confrontational visit in his cell from Israel’s far-right security
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Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa revealed on Thursday that an unknown assailant had allegedly tried to poison him with chocolate and jam laced with toxic chemicals, gifts he received at a public event.
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In 2016, Japanese cell biologist, Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering mechanisms for autophagy. He was a professor at the Institute of Science, Institute of Innovative Research
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Zhi Dong Zhang, a notorious Chinese drug lord and key figure in a transnational criminal network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has been apprehended in Cuba
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In an unexpected alliance, more than 800 public figures—including politicians, celebrities, AI experts, and religious leaders—have signed a statement urging a global prohibition on the development of “superintelligence,” AI systems that could
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The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) developed a detailed reparations claim in collaboration with the Valvettithurai Citizens’ Committee that was submitted Friday to the Sri Lankan Office for Reparations seeking USD $15 million
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Britain has reversed its stance and deployed military personnel to Israel to join a US-led multinational effort tasked with monitoring the precarious Gaza ceasefire, Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed, just days after
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On a blustery September afternoon in Tuam, 20 miles north of Galway, the quiet streets of the Dublin Road estate conceal a harrowing past. Behind the rows of late-1970s terraced houses, a
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Thirteen years after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt at the age of fifteen, Malala Yousafzai is speaking openly about the untold struggles behind her public image. In her forthcoming memoir, Finding My
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The Galápagos Islands harbor some of the most unique ecosystems on the planet. Their isolated location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has allowed species to evolve independently from their relatives
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The number of displaced people in Haiti has reached an unprecedented 1.4 million, marking a 36% increase since 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. The UN agency described the figure
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In research labs, scientists are venturing into uncharted territory, pioneering experiments that promise not merely to slow aging but to reverse it. In the marketplace, consumers are racing to buy every new
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Slowly, a full picture of the devastation of Gaza by Israel is becoming clear. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) released a report around the time of the ceasefire that began to lay
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