Sri Lanka

How a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate for first time since WWII during Iran strikes

The March 4 incident in the Indian Ocean marked the first time an American submarine had torpedoed an enemy vessel since the last days of World War II.

The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 1, 2026.
 A US submarine sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in support of Operation Epic Fury off Sri Lanka's coast on March 4, 2026 at Sea in the Indian Ocean.

Iranian aircraft leaves India with sailors, bodies as Indian ships granted passage through Hormuz

The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi, India, March 7, 2026.

India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say

A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

'Quiet death': At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, some still missing


Grapevine February 12, 2021: The walk to freedom

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

YEHUDAH GLICK

Let’s get real about Pakistani-Russian relations

Khan needs to understand Putin, as well the country that the latter has been ruling since 1999, to launch meaningful ties with the powerful bear to the north.

A PAKISTAN ARMY vehicle carrying the long-range surface-to-surface Ghauri missile passes a portrait of the nation’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in 1999.

Netanyahu: Israel wants to build, terrorists want to destroy

Netanyahu said that the premeditated and indiscriminate targeting of civilians tells much about the terrorists’ goals.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

"Some airlines have also discontinued frequency of flights. Load factor is much lower than it used to be," Gomes said. "It is a worrying factor for sure."

A Sri Lankan navy soldier searches a truck at a check point in Colombo, three days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Sri Lanka April 24, 2019

Churches in Sri Lankan capital cancel Sunday mass due to threat

Sri Lankan security forces have said they were maintaining a high level of alert as intelligence reports indicated the terrorists were likely to strike before the beginning Ramadan.

A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

Voices From The Arab Press: SRI LANKA AND THE 100-YEAR BATTLE

I am convinced that this battle – the battle to eradicate terrorism – is going to be a long one, spanning maybe even an entire century.

A MAN purported to be Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29.

Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State

Investigations revealed the bombs used in the Easter attacks were made locally, the president said in the interview.

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Why only ‘unnatural’ deaths?

Let us not wait for a disruption at the scale of two world wars to reconsider this as “natural.” Let every death as a result of climate criminals be followed by international headlines.

A candlelight vigil is held at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church for victims of a shooting incident at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California

All in the family: How Sri Lanka terror reveals reality of threat

There is no doubt that ISIS is still a widespread threat around the world with a capacity to inspire attacks.

A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

Sri Lanka bans face veils after Easter day bombing attacks on churches

Human Rights Watch condemned the ban.

Muslim woman whose veil is decorated with the Egyptian flag