Ukrainian drone strikes set an oil export terminal ablaze in St Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched one of its largest aerial bombardments of Russia to date, with Moscow reporting that its
The Central Bank bond scandal of 2015 remains Sri Lanka’s most notorious financial fraud, and its transnational ramifications continue to test the limits of international law. Despite Sri Lanka’s decade, long pursuit
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Britain’s top psychiatrist has issued a stark warning over the dangers of high-strength cannabis for young people, saying the drug is causing long-term brain damage and dramatically increasing the risk of psychotic
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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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