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)
Government offices across the country will remain open as usual on April 15, 16, and 17, the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has announced. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (10:40 AM)
Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a �historic opportunity� but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would happen right away. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (7:40 AM)
Two murders have been reported in Wellawaya and Payagala resulting in the deaths of a woman and a man, while another unidentified male body has also been recovered, police said. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (10:04 AM)
US President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that the war against Iran is �very close� to completion. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:51 AM)
The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place this morning (April 15) at the premises of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:30 AM)