Year: 2026
US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo says
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka’s government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well...
International Women’s Day: Eight actions for a more equal world
By the Secretary General of the UN Over nearly a decade leading the United Nations, I have seen our world repeatedly tested –...
Bringing Easter Sunday Attack case to a closure
By Col R Hariharan Will the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief Major General Suresh Salley in the last week of the...
In the age of power, India must play peacemaker
By Milinda Moragoda Formal multilateral institutions remain important. However, they were designed for a different distribution of power and a different strategic climate....
Her influence, our future
By Dr. Nadee Dissanayake In Sri Lanka, the story of progress, resilience, and hope is deeply intertwined with the strength of its women....
Federal Govt tight-lipped on claims Australians were aboard US sub that sank Iranian warship
The federal government says it cannot answer questions over whether Australian personnel were on board the American submarine that sank an Iranian frigate....
Two Australian sailors were on board US submarine when it torpedoed Iranian warship
Two Australian sailors were aboard the nuclear-powered US submarine when it torpedoed – and sank – an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri...
US Senate fails to advance war powers measure to rein in Trump’s Iran war
The United States (US) Senate has failed to pass a resolution seeking to rein in US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The...
Great Satan, AKD’s failure, PC roadblock, Easter massacre, and rising Reds
By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka The upside of an enforced, unplugged existence and involuntary time-out, is that you get to see things more clearly...
Key updates from the escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran
The situation in the Middle East has remained critical as the regional conflict enters its fifth day. Following are several key updates on...
