Stocks retreated and oil rose as the war in Iran continued to intensify and US President Donald Trump threatened more destruction. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (8:01 PM)
Kharg Island in Iran appears to have been attacked, hours before Trump s deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz arrives, Iranian media is reporting. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (6:26 PM)
Iranians have gathered in large numbers at bridges and power generation stations across the country, forming human chains to prevent them from being targeted, the country s state media reported on Tuesday. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (11:56 PM)
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence met in Parliament this afternoon (07) under the chairmanship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as Minister of Defence. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (11:07 PM)
Domestic gas prices have been raised in line with the recent surge in global gas prices, according to Minister Vijitha Herath. MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (6:40 PM)
A fuel bowser overturned on the Badulla�Colombo main road at Puwakgahawela this afternoon (April 7). MORE..
7 Apr 2026 (11:43 PM)