Asia The Compass That Leads to Chaos: Why the JVP is a Risk Sri Lanka Cannot AffordBy Philip WalshSeptember 20, 20241 As Sri Lanka gears up for the 2024 presidential elections, the political landscape is alive with a peculiar sort of…
Economy Hope, Fear and JealousyBy Saliya WeerakoonAugust 18, 20244 How does one man consistently get it right in Earth’s most unpredictable political stage play? Meet Allan J. Lichtman, a…
Asia The Queen’s ExitBy Saliya WeerakoonAugust 11, 20241 The image of Sheikh Hasina, the once revered ‘queen’ of Bangladesh, fleeing to neighbouring India is one that would have…
Economy Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 18% Amid Inflation WoesBy Spencer BallardAugust 1, 20241 Russia’s Central Bank on Friday raised its key interest rate from 16% to 18%, a widely anticipated move as the country struggles…
Economy Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speechBy Jeremiah BradleyJuly 29, 20240 Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion in a rambling…
Business American Industrial Icon US Steel Is On The Verge of Being Absorbed As Industry Consolidates FurtherBy Johnny KingJuly 28, 20240 With two bidders revealed in a matter of days and more in the wings, United States Steel Corp. — a…
Defence Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova stole millions from PutinBy Jeremiah BradleyJuly 16, 20243 Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova, who officially was dismissed mid-June, fled to France ‘with hundreds of millions of…
Economy European Union Sets Date for Start for Member Negotiations with Ukraine, MoldovaBy Horace HinesJuly 5, 20240 The European Union announced on Friday that it will begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova to join the 27-member political and…
Defence Trump adviser Steve Bannon political persecution to avoid prisonBy Jeremiah BradleyJuly 4, 20240 New York. 23/6. With the clock ticking on when he must report to prison, former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Friday threw in…
Defence Europa’s slide to the RightBy Francisco MarshallJuly 1, 20241 After the 2024 shock and the French elites are breaking into shell shock over the European Parliament outcome Europa’s slide…
