The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK is not supporting a blockade of Iranian ports. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:34 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Mannar and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:39 PM)
The US military has warned that any vessels entering or exiting the area of its upcoming blockade without permission will be �subject to interception, diversion, and capture�. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (8:19 PM)
Early landslide warnings have been issued to residents of several Divisional Secretariat divisions in four districts owing to incessant rains experienced in parts of the island. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (7:01 PM)
Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned today that �no port in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman will be safe� if its own ports are threatened, Iranian state media said ahead of a proposed US blockade. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (4:18 PM)
China urged calm and restraint by all sides on Monday (Apr 13), following US President Donald Trump s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after the failure of weekend talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the Iran war. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (5:28 PM)