1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (503+ words) UN report details a surge in armed violence, security operations and abuses that has displaced thousands across the capital. At least 613 people were killed and another 375 injured in Haiti between March and July as criminal gangs fought for control and…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (599+ words) Expanded testing across several provinces has raised the proportion of bus drivers, conductors and assistants identified as drug users, prompting authorities to strengthen roadside screening and enforcement. Nearly 10 per cent of bus drivers, conductors and assistants tested by Sri Lanka’s…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (567+ words) An estimated 780,000 Cambodian workers have left Thailand since last year’s border conflict, exposing the difficulties of replacing a migrant workforce built around nearby, affordable labour. For employers, however, the more important question is how many workers remain available. Wiboon Suphakarnpongkul,…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (879+ words) Sajith Premadasa has challenged attempts to undermine judicial independence, but his strongest test may come when he holds power rather than opposition. Yes. I have corrected grammar, punctuation, articles, tense consistency and a few awkward constructions, while preserving your meaning,…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (716+ words) Sweden will pay more than €30 million a year to Estonia to house hundreds of prisoners, as overcrowded prison systems prompt other European countries to consider similar arrangements. The deal has attracted interest from other European countries struggling with overcrowded prisons,…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1413+ words) A new wave of hijackings off Puntland is exposing the vulnerability of global shipping while revealing how depleted fisheries, drought and poverty are pushing Somali communities back towards piracy. A new wave of piracy off Somalia is exposing the fragile…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (549+ words) Sri Lanka recorded 1,664 homicides between 2023 and 2025, with women accounting for 317 of the victims and children for 48, according to the annual performance report issued by the Sri Lanka Police for 2025. The report states that 573 homicides were recorded in 2023, followed by 555 in…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (750+ words) Brussels is developing new tools to diversify critical suppliers and cushion the impact of possible Chinese retaliation as negotiations over the bloc’s growing trade deficit approach a key October deadline. The European Union and China have marked October as a…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (591+ words) North Korea and Russia have reaffirmed their growing strategic relationship as Pyongyang marked the 81st anniversary of its liberation from Japanese colonial rule. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin in…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1088+ words) Jared Kushner’s plan for a multibillion-euro luxury development on Albania’s Sazan island and the Narta coast has become a flashpoint over land, environmental protection, alleged corruption and the country’s rule of law. That is how Ivanka Trump described the discovery…...