An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura, Mannar and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (3:26 PM)
The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning (April 15) in Kandy. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (8:15 PM)
The International Monetary Fund has modestly reduced its forecast for global economic growth this year, but warned that the damage from the war with Iran could be much more severe if the conflict dragged on and oil prices rose further. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (7:40 PM)
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a journalist known for his past work at VICE, HuffPost, Al Jazeera and other outlets, is apparently behind bars in Kuwait, six weeks after posting a video of a US Air Force fighter jet crash west of Kuwait City. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (11:40 PM)
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the US declared it had blockaded Iran s ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (9:18 PM)
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the world not to be allowed to �revert to the law of the jungle� in his most substantive comments to date on Middle East security since the US and Israeli attack on Iran plunged the region into conflict six weeks ago. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (3:47 PM)