Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
India’s top three fired in unison as the hosts beat Australia again in the T20I series to take a 2-0 lead in Trivandrum. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj...
Hamas says it has handed over the third batch of 13 Israelis and four foreign nationals to Red Cross. Aljazeera reported that confirmation has been received...
With the retention dealine for IPL 2024 ending today (26), it has been reported that , Wanidu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have been released...
The 2023 men’s ODI World Cup in India has broken records for in-stadium attendance and broadcast viewership, according to the ICC and its broadcast partners Disney...
Farmers in the occupied West Bank face near-daily incursions and violence from Israeli settlers, to the point that they live in fear of having their homes...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe unveiled the “Urumaya” Freehold Deed Program during the first phase of the public awareness campaign on the 2024 budget proposals held in Nochchiyagama,...
Crowds have met 39 freed Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank after 13 Israeli and four Thai hostages released by Hamas left Gaza through the...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 November 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa,...
ECONOMYNEXT –A Minister warns of emerging racism in the island nation targeting ethnic minorities ahead of 2024 elections while regretting the past racism-led events including riots...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week faced a googly from Indian Firstpost presenter Palki Sharma in a widely telecast interview recorded in Colombo when she blandly asked...
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on Thursday, decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR)...
Retired SSP Shani Abeysekara has filed a case at the Colombo District Court seeking compensation of one billion rupees from four senior police officers for his...
