The European Union will expand the criteria of its Iran sanctions to include those responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely shut for nearly two months upending global energy and commodities markets, two EU diplomats said. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (11:22 PM)
United Nations Secretary General Ant�nio Guterres has welcomed President Donald Trump s announcement to extend the ceasefire, a spokesperson for his office said. MORE..
22 Apr 2026 (6:40 AM)
The official programme for the 2026 State Vesak Festival has been issued by the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (7:57 PM)
Former Ratnapura District Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekara, who was arrested yesterday (21) in connection with an alleged incident of threatening an individual with a firearm, is scheduled to be produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate s Court today (22). MORE..
22 Apr 2026 (8:58 AM)
Around 50 estate houses in low-lying areas of the Fordyce Estate in Dickoya have submerged following heavy rainfall experienced this afternoon (21) in the Hatton�Dickoya area. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (7:43 PM)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would extend the U.S. ceasefire with Iran, which is set to expire Wednesday, despite calling off negotiations and warning earlier in the day he would resume bombing without a deal in place.
22 Apr 2026 (5:42 AM)