The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that a further escalation in the war on Iran and continued disruption to oil markets could push the global economy to the brink of recession, with growth potentially slowing to 2% under its worst-case scenario. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:22 PM)
Donald Trump has claimed that China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran as reports circulate that Beijing has considered transferring arms. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (7:41 PM)
A delegation from Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator in talks to end the war, has arrived in Tehran. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (10:10 PM)
The Indonesian Navy s sail training vessel KRI Bima Suci � 945 has arrived in Sri Lanka today (15). MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (10:11 PM)
People who travelled to their hometowns for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year are now returning to Colombo and the suburbs. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (10:42 PM)
The war in the Middle East has intensified strains on an already fragile global fiscal situation, with higher interest rates and rising energy prices already fueling calls for support from emerging markets and developing economies, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday in its Fiscal Monitor report. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (11:31 PM)