Beijing has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will travel to China this week to meet Xi Jinping. MORE..
11 May 2026 (10:34 PM)
The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran s shipment of oil to China. The ninth company is based in Oman. MORE..
12 May 2026 (9:04 AM)
Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere s summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in, scientists warned on Tuesday. MORE..
12 May 2026 (11:58 AM)
A shooting incident was reported this morning (12) in the Dickson Junction area of Dangendara, Galle. MORE..
12 May 2026 (9:43 AM)
US Department of Health and Human Services officials said on Monday that 18 passengers from the luxury cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak were flown back to the U.S. and quarantined, with the one passenger who tested positive in a Nebraska biocontainment unit. MORE..
12 May 2026 (7:59 AM)
The low pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka continues to persist in the sea area vicinity of the island, the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
12 May 2026 (7:34 AM)