Oil prices extended losses on Thursday as investors weighed the prospects for a Middle East peace deal that could ease supply concerns and pave the way for the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
7 May 2026 (5:35 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North-Central, North-Western, Southern, Western, Eastern provinces and Vavuniya district. MORE..
7 May 2026 (3:06 PM)
A South Korean appeals court on Thursday cut the jail sentence for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 15 years from 23 years over his role in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol s brief imposition of martial law in 2024. MORE..
7 May 2026 (1:41 PM)
The Second Round of Political Consultations between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of T�rkiye was successfully held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of T�rkiye in Ankara. MORE..
7 May 2026 (11:53 AM)
Laugfs Gas has increased domestic refill prices with effect from midnight today (06 May). MORE..
6 May 2026 (11:09 PM)
A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde left for Spain on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, after three people, two of them seriously ill, were evacuated. MORE..
7 May 2026 (8:03 AM)