The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported one fatality due to the adverse weather conditions currently affecting parts of Sri Lanka. MORE..
23 May 2026 (10:53 AM)
Pro-Palestinian activists who were deported after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have alleged they were subjected to abuse while held in detention. MORE..
23 May 2026 (9:27 AM)
The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China s Shanxi province has jumped to at least 82, state media reported on Saturday (May 23), with nine still missing. MORE..
23 May 2026 (12:49 PM)
According to the Department of Irrigation, there is a possibility of a minor flood situation occurring in low-lying areas of the Kalu Ganga basin within the next 24 hours. MORE..
23 May 2026 (11:33 AM)
The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to find an end to a conflict that has roiled the global economy. MORE..
22 May 2026 (11:25 PM)
Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday she was resigning from her job as President Donald Trump s director of national intelligence, saying her husband had been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and she was leaving her role to help him. MORE..
23 May 2026 (8:45 AM)