A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump s blockade went into effect, and instructed them to turn around, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (11:09 AM)
Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations peace talks between the US and Iran may resume and eventually release supply from the key Middle East producing region trapped by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (9:19 AM)
US President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that the war against Iran is �very close� to completion. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:51 AM)
US President Donald Trump said Pope Leo XIV doesn t understand Iran s nuclear threat. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (10:14 PM)
Three brothers who went to bathe in the Mahaweli River, which flows through the Somawathiya Reserve in Serunuwara, have drowned and gone missing. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:02 AM)
Two murders have been reported in Wellawaya and Payagala resulting in the deaths of a woman and a man, while another unidentified male body has also been recovered, police said. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (10:04 AM)