An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Mannar and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:39 PM)
Gold prices touched a near one-week low on Monday, pressured by a stronger dollar, while a surge in oil prices following failed U.S.-Iran peace talks fuelled inflation worries and dampened expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (2:53 PM)
The Middle East war will dominate global finance officials talks this week in Washington, but World Bank President Ajay Banga is sounding the alarm about a bigger, looming crisis- a huge gap in jobs for the 1.2 billion people who will reach working age in developing countries in the next 10 to 15 years. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:44 PM)
The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK is not supporting a blockade of Iranian ports. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:34 PM)
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13 Apr 2026 (5:28 PM)
Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned today that �no port in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman will be safe� if its own ports are threatened, Iranian state media said ahead of a proposed US blockade. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (4:18 PM)