September exposed the changing balance of power in Sri Lanka. While the courts delivered long prison sentences over the Easter Sunday attacks and the NPP government moved to replace the Prevention of
Blaming foreign intelligence agencies has long been a part of Sri Lankan politics, particularly among left-nationalist political blocs since the end of the civil war. During times of political turmoil, conspiracy narratives
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Why didn’t Premadasa queue up when Saddam was killed? ‘All this is because of Trump…’‘He managed the country beautifully…’‘Oh… what can the government do?’ ‘During Gota’s time, oil was lost because of
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Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, has marked the Persian New Year with a message that intertwines religious observance, national resilience, and a recounting of what he describes
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Italy is heading toward a pivotal moment that could reshape its democratic framework, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stakes her political future on a controversial overhaul of the country’s judiciary. The proposed
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Grieving families in Iran are confronting the devastating human cost of the war that erupted on February 28, as U.S. and Israeli air strikes continue to strike Tehran and other cities. Marzia
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China’s leadership has reaffirmed its ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence and advanced technology through a new five-year national strategy that emphasizes scientific innovation, technological self-reliance, and expanded research
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Last week, speaking at a House Republican retreat, President Trump declared with characteristic certainty: “The world respects us right now more than they have ever respected us before… the United States has
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In one of Abu Dhabi’s largest malls, martial Emirati music echoed across near-empty corridors. Shop assistants folded trousers with listless efficiency while cleaners mopped floors, their movements almost ceremonial against a backdrop
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by Eric Paul Kengor’s American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church is an unusual hybrid of rapid-response biography, ecclesiastical commentary, and ideological intervention. Written in the immediate
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US President Donald J Trump’s statement on ‘ending the war’ shortly cannot be taken on its face value. Nor do the markets, stakeholders expect the war on Iran unleashed by both US
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When geopolitical wars begin to be interpreted as the fulfillment of prophecy, strategy gives way to theology, and diplomacy becomes almost impossible. The ongoing confrontation involving the United States and
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President Trump has repeatedly warned Republican lawmakers that losing control of Congress could leave him vulnerable to impeachment, highlighting the high stakes of the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans currently hold both the
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Tamil Nadu’s politics has long been defined by the dominance of two powerful Dravidian parties, leaving little space for alternative forces to emerge. Since 1967, when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam displaced the
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Sri Lanka is witnessing renewed tensions over land rights in the northern district of Mullaitivu, where Tamil communities allege that their private lands are being illegally seized for salt pan construction. Durairasa
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Iran’s clerical establishment has formally appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader of Iran following the reported death of his father, Ali Khamenei. The decision was announced by the powerful Assembly
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