Nato’s senior military commanders say the alliance possesses overwhelming conventional military superiority over Russia and is developing detailed plans to defeat any attack on its territory, as Russian sabotage, drone incursions and other hostile activities intensify concerns about European security. In an interview with
The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and from Sudan
The United States and the Soviet Union came closer to an agreement
Pakistan’s imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has triggered violent protests,
Bellingcat’s investigation of two US charities, Sewa International USA and Ekal Foundation,
As reported earlier today, the United States has pledged $17 million to modernise digital operations at the Port of Colombo. In a subsequent statement, US Ambassador Eric Meyer outlined the commercial rationale
by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has pledged a $17 million grant to help modernise digital systems at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo, signalling renewed bilateral cooperation on trade infrastructure as the strategically important harbour expands its capacity
by Our Correspondent in Colombo Officials of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission have told Parliament’s Committee on Public Finance that nine plots of
by Our Correspondent in Colombo Buddhist monks leading the ‘Freedom Pilgrimage’ have begun an open-ended protest outside Sri Lanka’s President’s Secretariat in Colombo, demanding
South Korea’s alliance with the United States is facing one of its most difficult periods in years, with disputes over intelligence sharing, investment commitments and military cooperation increasingly affecting the security relationship between the two countries. The tensions have exposed growing distrust between Seoul
At least 11 European countries have active contracts with Palantir, the US
Zelensky’s harsh words about US President Donald Trump was an emotional response
A dispute over alleged forced labour in China’s salmon industry in Xinjiang
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 Gnanasara Thera, Duminda Silva and Jude Shramantha Jayamaha to the release of
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has acknowledged that she failed the California bar exam after previously telling reporters she had passed one when she moved to China, prompting renewed scrutiny of her legal credentials and professional background. In an interview on Thursday with
European Union leaders have agreed to review the bloc’s carbon emissions trading
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have pleaded
Ukraine will resume attacks on Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky has
Elon Musk has unveiled a redesigned Tesla Roadster equipped with SpaceX-developed thrusters capable of propelling the electric sports car into the air, with production scheduled to begin in 2028, eight years after
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Nato’s senior military commanders say the alliance possesses overwhelming conventional military superiority over Russia and is developing detailed plans to defeat any attack on its territory, as Russian sabotage, drone incursions and
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As reported earlier today, the United States has pledged $17 million to modernise digital operations at the Port of Colombo. In a subsequent statement, US Ambassador Eric Meyer outlined the commercial rationale
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High healthcare costs are encouraging households in China to save rather than spend, according to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) book that identifies limited social spending and financial insecurity as barriers
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Netflix has appointed former Disney executive Peter Rice as its chief content officer, replacing Bela Bajaria, who is leaving the streaming company after nearly a decade. The appointment, announced on Thursday, takes
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Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended a Group of 20 finance ministers’ and central bank governors’ meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, marking his second in-person participation in the gathering since Russia’s 2022
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has pledged a $17 million grant to help modernise digital systems at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo, signalling renewed bilateral cooperation on trade infrastructure
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A Neanderthal who died from a penetrating spear wound about 75,000 years ago had previously survived a severe facial injury that may have required prolonged care from others, according to a study
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South Korea’s alliance with the United States is facing one of its most difficult periods in years, with disputes over intelligence sharing, investment commitments and military cooperation increasingly affecting the security relationship
More At least 11 European countries have active contracts with Palantir, the US data analytics company whose software is used by defence ministries, intelligence services, police forces and public institutions, according to an
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Japan is preparing a major reassessment of its national security policy, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expected to publish revised versions of the country’s three central security documents by the end of
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Yemen’s Houthi movement has demonstrated its growing ability to strike targets deep inside Saudi Arabia, attacking Riyadh’s international airport and hitting the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, in
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A 500-year-old bronze Buddha statue discovered buried near a roadside in Western Australia has been returned to China, ending years of uncertainty over its custody but leaving unanswered questions about how the
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has acknowledged that she failed the California bar exam after previously telling reporters she had passed one when she moved to China, prompting renewed scrutiny of
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About one in four active-duty US military personnel may have testosterone levels below a commonly used clinical threshold, according to a study published in JAMA, potentially placing around 100,000 service members below
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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 of the artificial intelligence company. Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona,
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) reported its sixth consecutive quarter of record
China’s integrated circuit exports surged 136 per cent year on year to
German police have confiscated a robot after it allegedly touched the buttocks
A Neanderthal who died from a penetrating spear wound about 75,000 years ago had previously survived a severe facial injury that may have required prolonged care from others, according to a study
About one in four active-duty US military personnel may have testosterone levels below a commonly used clinical threshold, according to a study published in JAMA, potentially placing around 100,000 service members below the benchmark targeted by a screening policy introduced
Sofía Monsalve, the Colombian political scientist appointed in May as the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, has warned that famine
Billions of potato-shaped metallic nodules lie scattered across the Pacific seabed between Mexico and Hawaii, as deep as 6,000 metres below the surface. The
D.L. Hughley’s memoir challenges the comforting idea that success liberates us from our beginnings. Through fractured family relationships, racial disadvantage, fame, infidelity and the demands of fatherhood, he confronts the unsettling possibility
Greg Steinmetz’s The President and the Oligarch revisits the struggle between Andrew Mellon and the political forces challenging his economic vision, revealing how the language of prosperity and fiscal responsibility can conceal
by Nil There is something almost unsettling about the fact that Charles Spencer’s most intimate book about Diana begins, in effect, with a question of possession: who knew her best? His mother,
by Durga The most revealing sentence in Lindy Li’s Unburdened may be the one that sounds least like political analysis: “Why did I do it? You want the unvarnished truth…? It was
