The U.S. State Department has ordered non-emergency staff and their families working in the consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave the country due to safety concerns. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (1:41 PM)
Sri Lanka s former Justice Minister Ali Sabry has expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East, urging restraint and dialogue amid escalating regional instability. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (4:20 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to publish in the Government Gazette the draft bill seeking to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act No. 35 of 2009. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (5:34 PM)
At least 101 people were reported missing and 78 wounded after a submarine attack on an Iranian vessel off Sri Lanka s coast, sources in Sri Lanka s navy and Defense Ministry told Reuters on Wednesday. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (4:55 PM)
Oil prices rose 1% on Wednesday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran disrupted Middle East supplies, but the pace of gains slowed from past sessions after President Donald Trump raised the possibility of the U.S. Navy escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (12:09 PM)
Israel s defense minister on Wednesday threatened whoever Iran picks to be the country s next supreme leader, saying he will be "a target for elimination." MORE..
4 Mar 2026 (1:59 PM)