The MV X-Press Pearl disaster has profoundly impacted marine life, with ongoing changes in water quality and environmental damage.

Maithripala Sirisena resigns as SLFP Chairman, paving the way for Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s new leadership.

Sri Lanka will tax housing based on imputed rents from April 2025, as part of an IMF deal.

Francis welcomes over 100 comedians to the Vatican, highlighting humor's power to heal and unite.

The US Supreme Court upheld the FDA's framework for mifepristone, impacting reproductive rights amid conservative shifts and abortion debates.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasizes the critical role of provincial governors in implementing welfare programs and enhancing educational opportunities, ensuring equitable development and prosperity for the nation.

The G7 nations have taken a significant step by allocating $50 billion from frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine amidst escalating tensions. This move emphasizes a unified front against aggression, with US President Joe Biden highlighting resilience in the face of Moscow's ongoing threats.

The Israeli military says it has taken “operational control” over eastern areas of Bureij refugee camp and the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, as dozens of Palestinians were reported killed .

Residents living in low-lying areas of the Gampaha, Ja-ela, Katana, Wattala and Minuwangoda D/S divisions were advised to be vigilant to floods.

Israel's military says it has established the deaths of four more people abducted by Hamas on 7 October.

india's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to win a third consecutive term in office, exit polls suggest.

A Contempt of Court application has been filed before the Court of Appeal against former President Maithripala Sirisena for disregarding an order made by the Colombo District Court pertaining to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Chairmanship.

A New York jury convicting Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records brought the former president’s trial to a close but ushered in a new phase of the historic case.

The Russia Today Telegram Channel recently reported that Poland is allegedly working through intermediaries to acquire surplus ammunition from Sri Lanka for shipment to Ukraine.

Government MP Nimal Lanza said the Presidential election will go ahead as scheduled this year and there are no plans to postpone it.

The United National Party (UNP) has proposed a referendum to postpone both the presidential and parliamentary elections by two years, allowing President Ranil Wickremesinghe to continue implementing economic reforms.

Sri Lanka's Senior Presidential advisor Ruwan Wijewardena told reporters that negotiations are underway to launch the Starlink Satellite internet within three months.

The Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and the Nuwara-Eliya district were affected by heavy showers above 100 mm during the day, the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Meteorology Department said.

The French Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Jean-François Pactet, has passed away in his official residence in Rajagiriya today (26). Ambassador Pactet was 53 years old at the time of his death.

Seven persons reported dead and 13 others were injured due to falling trees, floods, high winds, rain and rock falls in nineteen districts, the Disaster Management Centre said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a warning against heavy rains in the Sabaragamuwa province and in the Nuwara-Eliya district today.

With the current higher rainfall, the total water capacity of the main reservoirs in the country has reached 80 percent, according to the Irrigation Department.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has no plans to amend the Constitution to extend his term of office or hold a snap general election as reported, Cabinet Spokesman

Rishi Sunak has vowed to "fight for every vote" as he called an early UK general election for Thursday 4 July.

The southwest monsoon conditions are being witnessed over the island.

Indian companies have made a flurry of business deals with Sri Lanka since the struggling island nation declared bankruptcy in 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has suggested he will work with lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court as its prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials.

The Commercial High Court has issued an enjoining order restraining singer Romaine Willis and Mass Ramli Miskin alias DJ Mass from performing, reproducing and distributing the songs titled "Eh Yaye" and “Api Natamu".

A 73-year-old British man has died and more than 30 other people have been injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London which was hit by severe turbulence.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court ordered the release of former state minister Diana Gamage on bail, after she appeared before the Colombo Chief Magistrate this afternoon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has angrily condemned the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for him alongside Hamas's leaders over alleged war crimes in the Gaza conflict.

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Gujarat arrested four suspected ISIS terrorists from Sri Lanka, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad today.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated he was deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of the Iranian President,Foreign Minister and other senior officials.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in a mountainous and forested area of the country in poor weather. The 63-year-old, a figure representing conservative and hardline factions in Iranian politics, was president for nearly three years, and appeared on track to run for re-election next year.

Initial reports indicate that a helicopter carrying the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi faced a rough landing, Iranian state TV said on Sunday, adding that rescue teams are on their way to the site.