The political gender gap is the contemporary ideological divide between young men and women, particularly of Gen-Z (women aged 18-30 are now ~30% more liberal than their male peers on average). This gap has mostly emerged over the last 5-10 years.

Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) are centered on a single God who reveals moral law through scripture and prophets. They hold that individuals live one life, after which they face divine judgement.

Karmic religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism) hold that actions generate consequences carried across lifetimes through rebirth, and treat liberation from the cycle, rather than judgement by a deity, as the ultimate goal.

Cyclone Ditwah (late 2025) destroyed or damaged around 113000 homes across Sri Lanka. Plantation ("estate") communities in the central highlands were among the worst hit, with landslides destroying estate line housing. Many estate families have lived on the same land for generations without formal title, and households lacking documentation face barriers to reconstruction grants. The government has proposed resettling affected families in new sites with titled housing, away from the estates where they live and work. An alternative solution would involve granting these families formal land titles for the plots they have historically occupied within the estates.

The Enhanced Games are a new sporting competition where the taking of performance enhancing drugs is not banned. Large monetary incentives have been offered to athletes, both for competing and for breaking records.