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...
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia Prof. M.D. Lamawansa, who is concurrently accredited as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Uzbekistan, presented letters of...
by Dr. V.J.M. de Silva Introduction – As one who is celebrating his 92nd Christmas, it is with a profound sense of nostalgia that I pen...
Friday 25th December 2020 We are inundated with Christmas message year in, year out, and most of them are mere prosaic statements full of what is...
By Timothy A. Edward This Christmas becomes a kairos season as heaven and earth are called to witness Emmanuel – God with us! Planetary Conjunction There...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Provincial Council polls could be held safely under strict health guidelines, election monitors yesterday told The Island. National Coordinator of the Centre...
Oh me gosh! It’s Christmas today: a celebration calling for good cheer and enjoyed by most people in Sri Lanka. Buddhists particularly, join hands with Christian...
By Ifham Nizam More than 55 elephants had been illegally captured from the wild between January 2008 and December 2018, but the law enforcement had failed...
By Algi Wijewickrema It was four days before Christmas and father Asiri was in his little office room when Peter, his faithful sacristan who doubled as...
As the use of wearable hi-tech such as smartwatches and wireless ear buds reaches a new high, Huawei, the global smartphone brand recently unveiled a range...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his Christmas Day message issued yesterday, told Christians that the government has created an environment where they can celebrate Christmas without fear...
By Saman Indrajith The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) yesterday alleged that the government had issued four liquor manufacturing licences to its cronies who would further worsen...
by Reemus Fernando When the track and field sport resumes action this weekend after more than a year on the sidelines due to the Covid 19...
