Convictions Handed Down After Five-Year Trial A Sri Lankan High Court has sentenced fifteen men to effective life imprisonment for their roles in the Easter Sunday bombings of 21 April 2019, a coordinated series of attacks on three churches and…
There are moments when the machinery of international law, so often criticised for its ponderous pace and political impotence, nonetheless performs an indispensable function: it places on the record facts that power would prefer to leave unacknowledged. Tuesday’s hearing before…
The standoff between Washington and Tehran has sharpened considerably following remarks by President Donald Trump in which he outlined, with characteristic bluntness, the range of options available to the United States — from military action to economic attrition to a…
Friedrich Merz became Chancellor of Germany in May 2025. He has governed since then against a backdrop of declining personal approval ratings and a restless electorate — and on Sunday, two state elections brought that restlessness into sharp relief. The…
Europe is already engaged in a new form of conflict with Russia — not a hot war, but something more dangerous than the Cold War’s frozen standoff. A freedom of information request by The Independent has brought the picture into…
For more than two years, the Beijing-brokered Saudi-Iranian agreement of 2023 appeared to signal a meaningful recalibration in Gulf politics. It did not end strategic rivalry — it was never designed to. Its value was more modest but still consequential:…
A Single Wallet for 27 Nations Every European Union member state must, by law, offer its citizens a European Digital Identity Wallet before the end of 2026 — a smartphone application designed to consolidate government identification, driving licences, academic diplomas,…
Earlier this month, a state aircraft touched down in Belgrade carrying the coffin of Ratko Mladić, a man convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity by an international tribunal. An honour guard drawn from the Serbian military stood to attention.…
The Houthis are advancing, the Red Sea is growing more dangerous, and the international community is running short of credible responses. That, in essence, is the assessment of Baraa Shiban, Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and a…
Twenty-five years on from the most devastating terrorist attack in modern history, the BBC chose to mark the anniversary of September 11 in a manner that has provoked considerable unease among politicians, commentators, and ordinary viewers. The criticism is pointed…