The NPP government is trying to maintain a balance between continuing demands for releasing north-east land held by the military...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lahiru de Silva yesterday granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
Ghana’s fans and players celebrated wildly as Caleb Yirenkyi finished a sweeping counterattack with a tap-in goal in the fifth...
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has announced that a memorandum of understanding with the United States has...
A game that began with the prospect of a chastening defeat for Pakistan at South Africa’s hands did, indeed, end...
Australia gave themselves another significant net run-rate boost by dispatching Bangladesh with ease at Headingley, restricting them to 77 for...
In overcast Headingley conditions, an all-round performance from Shafali Verma, who scored her first fifty at a T20 World Cup,...
Several tankers carrying Iranian oil have crossed the United States blockade line in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a...
An ODI between Canada and Netherlamds in King City Toronto on Tuesday was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. The...
Joshua Da Silva and Amir Jangoo have earned recalls to West Indies’ squad for the two-match World Test Championship series...
England’s spin attack, led by Sophie Ecclestone’s three-wicket haul, secured their second win in as many games as they beat...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Labour to appoint a Committee comprising Senior Officials to examine the feasibility and submit...
A parcel of land containing 108 acres, 3 roods, and 37.85 perches in extent, located in the Kelyapura Grama Niladhari Division within the Hambantota Municipal Council...
Leaders of the G7 are expected to focus on the United States deal with Iran and the Russian war on Ukraine at their meeting in France,...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a long-term programme should be formulated to minimize the spread of dengue epidemic and emphasized that, just as the...
Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked by Tunisia after just one game of World Cup 2026. The 54-year-old former France international was sacked the day after Tunisia’s ...
A rest day on Monday will be followed by a double-header on Tuesday. Defending champions New Zealand will take on Sri Lanka from 1.30pm GMT in Southampton,...
A daredevil social media free-climber nicknamed the “Spider-Man of Yemen” has died after falling into a volcanic crater in the country’s south-west. Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar had...
Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in...
US President Donald Trump has said a preliminary deal to end the war with Iran has already been signed and suggested that details of the agreement...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
Former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, yesterday urged the Department (CID) to question former Attorney General Dappula de Livera, PC, regarding his claim that the...
Beijing Capital Airlines to resume direct flights between Beijing and Colombo in September this year, restoring an important air link and strengthening tourism, business, and people-to-people...
