Ricky Handschumacher’s mother did not know her son was a hacker until the police came looking for him. She had worked as a nurse inside a Florida jail, where officers began asking
Ricky Handschumacher’s mother did not know her son was a hacker until the police came looking for him. She had worked as a nurse inside a Florida jail, where officers began asking
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From ancient kings who disciplined errant monks to modern political battles over Gnanasara Thera, Sri Lanka’s history raises an uncomfortable question: should the saffron robe shield its wearer from accountability? The controversy
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Sri Lanka’s long history of controversial presidential pardons exposes how executive power can undermine judicial independence, erode public trust and privilege political allies over justice. From the pardons granted to Ven. Galagodaaththe
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Eight US states have filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its ChatGPT chatbot is an unsafe product that has harmed children and deceived parents, adding to mounting legal and regulatory scrutiny
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The trial of Serhij K., a Ukrainian army officer accused of masterminding the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea, has opened in Hamburg with two central
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The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
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German police have confiscated a robot after it allegedly touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements towards her on a street in Cologne, prompting an investigation into possible
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Plans to open Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Bridge Marine National Park to tourism on October 15 have drawn strong objections from an environmental lawyer and a former senior wildlife official, who warn that
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Europe faces an unprecedented combination of economic, military and political challenges, according to British historian and journalist Timothy Garton Ash, who warns that the continent must strengthen its unity and reduce its
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Volkswagen has been fined €1.2 million by Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) for failing to meet mandatory financial disclosure requirements after issuing an earnings forecast for 2023 that significantly exceeded market
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Sri Lanka’s investigation into alleged irregularities in substandard coal imports has intensified, with a presidential commission questioning the general manager of the state-owned Lanka Coal Company over a letter relating to the
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament has passed an amended Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, introducing provisions intended to strengthen the investigation and punishment of fraud, bribery and corruption in both the public and private sectors. The
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August Hanning, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected treasonous espionage, the disclosure of state secrets and attempted treason, placing
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The return of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera to prison has revived an old confrontation between religious influence and judicial authority. His contempt case, examined alongside landmark rulings from Sri Lanka, Britain, the
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, whose arrest and imprisonment followed the confirmation of his prison sentence by Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal on 5 October 2026, has spent
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