Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas s newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in Gaza and expanding operations in Lebanon. MORE..
27 May 2026 (7:49 PM)
The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake has presented Credentials to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as Sri Lanka s next Ambassador to the Holy See with Residence in Geneva at the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City. MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:39 AM)
A Ugandan woman has tested negative for Ebola infection, India s health ministry said on Wednesday, after she was quarantined in the tech hub of Bengaluru on suspicion of having the virus, but it did not say if she would be released from isolation. MORE..
27 May 2026 (2:41 PM)
India has quarantined a woman from Uganda in the tech hub of Bengaluru for a suspected Ebola infection, a health ministry source said on Wednesday, in a case that would be the South Asian nation s first since 2014, if confirmed. MORE..
27 May 2026 (11:29 AM)
The Department of Excise has announced that all liquor stores across the island will remain closed on May 30 and 31 in view of the 2026 Vesak Festival. MORE..
27 May 2026 (5:42 PM)
Two children from the same family have reportedly died today (27) after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out in a hotel room in Batticaloa. MORE..
27 May 2026 (9:38 PM)