In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
In an address during the sixth anniversary memorial of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith warned of a “deep state” embedded within Sri Lanka’s state machinery, working against the interests
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by Durga Velayutham A little-known Catholic priest appeared on national media recently, proposing a theory so unsettling it jolted the nation out of its lethargic acceptance of sanitised narratives: that a prominent
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12 January 1960 marked a historic moment for the Colombo Municipal Council, as M.H. Mohamed (Mohamed Hanifa Mohamed) became the first Muslim to be elected mayor in its history. The Colombo Municipal
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The current regime, under the leadership of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, ascended to power through a military coup d’état staged between August 5 and 8, 2024. This insidious takeover was orchestrated by the
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It’s clear that among the chief drivers of Trumpism and populist movements more generally are the changes in gender relations that have taken place over the past 50 years. One of the
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Mark Bridges, former private solicitor to Queen Elizabeth II and one of Britain’s most eminent legal figures, helped manage the offshore assets of Rifaat al-Assad—an alleged Syrian war criminal—while also serving as
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Hollywood actor and longtime Democratic supporter George Clooney has spoken out about the backlash he faced after publicly calling for President Joe Biden to step aside from the 2024 presidential race, saying
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Editorial The radiant dawn of Easter morning, once the quintessential emblem of hope, redemption, and divine renewal, has become entangled in a tapestry of contradictions. No longer solely a solemn paean to
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In an unprecedented move signalling a dramatic shift in regional dynamics, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defence, Prince Khalid bin Salman, has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran,
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US President Donald Trump wasn’t joking. As promised, he has launched a dramatic overhaul of his country’s trade policy, introducing sweeping tariffs to force what he calls a rebalancing of imports and
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by A Special Correspondent in Colombo Former State Minister and Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, commonly known as “Pillayan,” has made a startling claim in his recently published book Easter Massacre:
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A German man was fined €4,500 (approximately $5,100) on Tuesday after bizarrely infiltrating Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s official motorcade and embracing him on the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport. The incident, which occurred in
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More than half a century after the Liberation War of 1971, the blood-soaked memories of genocide and betrayal remain vivid in Bangladesh’s collective conscience. The nation once dreamt of healing through justice—but
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for calm and peace as tensions rise in parts of the state, particularly in Murshidabad, over protests against the controversial Waqf Amendment Act.
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In a piece evocative of a grandmasters’ duel, The Financial Times recently reflected on the enduring rivalry between two of America’s most formidable Cold War strategists: Zbigniew Brzezinski and Henry Kissinger. More
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