A Disaster Relief Services Officer in the Monaragala District, who is accused of irregularities in connection with Ditwah compensation payments, has been suspended from duty. MORE..
17 May 2026 (5:53 PM)
A cab carrying National People s Power (NPP) Galle District Member of Parliament T.K. Jayasundara was involved in a collision with a three-wheeler in Dunghena, Galle, police stated. MORE..
17 May 2026 (5:03 PM)
Four people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia, authorities have said � in what appears to be the largest attack on Moscow in over a year. MORE..
17 May 2026 (8:47 PM)
India and other oil importing nations are likely to negotiate bilaterally to secure energy supplies, potentially through coordinated transit corridors, but a return to pre-war traffic volumes is unlikely in 2026, Moody s Ratings has said. MORE..
17 May 2026 (4:21 PM)
Oil prices extended gains on Monday as efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran appeared to have stalled, after a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates came under attack and as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to discuss military options on Iran. MORE..
18 May 2026 (7:38 AM)
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump minutes ago about the war with Iran before convening a limited security discussion this evening, Netanyahu s office confirms to The Times of Israel. MORE..
17 May 2026 (11:50 PM)