Sri Lanka is expected to face developing El Ni�o conditions during the upcoming southwest monsoon season, according to the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
4 May 2026 (4:11 PM)
Iran s military warned U.S. forces on Monday not to enter the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said the United States would start helping to free ships stranded in the Gulf by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. MORE..
4 May 2026 (2:22 PM)
Iran has said it stopped a US warship from entering the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
4 May 2026 (5:20 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed his gratitude to the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, for undertaking the official visit to Sri Lanka, noting that it was in response to an invitation extended during his own visit to the Maldives in 2025. MORE..
4 May 2026 (2:23 PM)
US Central Command (Centcom) denies that one of its warships has been struck by two Iranian missiles. MORE..
4 May 2026 (6:17 PM)
Pakistan said on Monday (May 4) it had facilitated the transfer of 22 Iranian crew members from a US-seized vessel, describing the move as a �confidence-building measure� amid fragile diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran. MORE..
4 May 2026 (4:03 PM)