Tag: war

Aviation Caught in the Storm: Sri Lankan Airlines Suspends Kuwait Flights as Middle East Tensions Escalate

Aviation Asanga Divulweva -
Sri Lankan Airlines has recently taken an unprecedented step and decided to halt its flights to Kuwait. This very...

Can the AI Boom Protect Global Manufacturing from War and Inflation Pressures?

Business & Trade Roshan Abayasekara -
Eurozone manufacturing output closed out its best quarter since early ’22 last month. This was as U.S. factory activity...

Paradise Under Siege: How Fiji Became the Epicentre of the Pacific’s Exploding Drug War

Pacific Asanga Divulweva -
Fiji seems to have shifted its perspective on the region's illicit drug trafficking, moving from viewing it as a...

Is the Iran War Really Over? Trump Says a Deal Is Already Signed

Global Senuri Vithanage -
US President Donald Trump has revealed that he has already signed a preliminary agreement to end the conflict with...

The Pacific’s Silent War Has Begun—And Samoa Is on the Front Line

Pacific Asanga Divulweva -
The Pacific region is currently undergoing the largest maritime security operation to date, with Samoa at the forefront, as...

IMF cuts 2026 growth forecasts as Africa confronts market volatility

Africa Rakshithan Mahendran -
We are now in the second quarter of 2026, and the world economy is facing an uncertain future. Now...
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Pope Leo Responds to Trump Criticism Over War and Iran Nuclear Claims

Global Senuri Vithanage -
Tensions have grown between Pope Leo and US President Donald Trump. Pope Leo has replied to criticism from US...

Global Hunger Crisis Deepens as War, Drought and Aid Cuts Drive Millions Toward Starvation in 2026

Global Sharya Christiana -
A recently published global report highlights warnings about the worsening conflict, severe droughts, and the continuous reduction of humanitarian...

Inside a Single Day: The Invisible Storms Beneath Mrs Dalloway

Book Reviews Asanga Divulweva -
Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway is more like an organic city than a novel. Upon its initial release in 1925,...

UN Chief warns of the Mideast war going too far

Lead_Story Roshan Abayasekara -
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Wednesday, 25th  March, warned that the war in the Middle East has spiralled...

Why Did Pope Leo XIV Break His Silence on War? A Global Call for Peace and Dialogue

Lead_Story Senuri Vithanage -
On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV once again called for peace across the world, urging leaders to open honest dialogue...

How the U.S.–Iran War, Oil Market Turmoil, and Trump Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Trade

Business Roshan Abayasekara -
Blank Rome (BR)’s monthly digital newsletter highlights international trade, cross-border investments, and geopolitical risk issues that impact businesses domestically...

Do Americans Support War with Iran? New Polls Suggest Most Oppose U.S. Military Action

Global Senuri Vithanage -
A recent poll shows that many people in the United States do not support the country’s military actions against...

What Triggered the US-Israel Attack on Iran, and Could the War Grow Bigger?

Global Senuri Vithanage -
The Middle East is in serious conflict after the US and Israel carried out major attacks on Iran. These...

Are War and U.S. Tariffs Reshaping Global Trade? Lord Marland Explains the Opportunity for the Commonwealth

Lead_Story Roshan Abayasekara -
Jonathan Peter Marland, Baron Marland, is known as a British businessman and politician. The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council CWEIC...

How Is India Keeping Fuel Supplies Stable Amid Middle East Tensions and Strait of Hormuz Risks?

Asia Hafsah -
(Commonwealth_India) As tensions rise in the Middle East and global oil markets grow increasingly uncertain, Indian officials are urging...