Iran s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said Tehran rejects any temporary ceasefire and is seeking a comprehensive end to the war across the region. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (5:56 PM)
Iran and US declare Strait of Hormuz �completely open,� but Iran adds that passage is on a �coordinated route� set by Tehran. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (8:42 PM)
Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in the Asia-Pacific due to the ripple effects of the West Asia crisis, a UN report said. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (5:06 PM)
The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products at sea for about a month, two days after saying it had no plans to do so. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (9:51 AM)
Minister Vijitha Herath today categorically rejected claims that any fraud had taken place in the importation of coal, but admitted that the imported coal shipment was of substandard quality. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:53 PM)
Police have arrested the owner of the multi-day fishing vessel seized by the Sri Lanka Navy while transporting a haul of drugs in the deep sea, about 400 nautical miles south of the island. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (12:11 AM)