US President Donald Trump said Thursday (Apr 16) that Iran has agreed to hand over its store of enriched uranium and that the two sides were �close� to a peace deal to end the war that has engulfed the Middle East. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (11:56 AM)
Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was �being ravaged by a handful of tyrants� in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (12:00 AM)
Global oil prices retreated slightly on Friday morning in Asia after a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel came into effect. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (10:43 AM)
Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) has announced that the first crude oil tanker to arrive in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the Middle East conflicts is scheduled to arrive today (17). MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:11 AM)
Moments after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, US President Donald Trump says he will be inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House �for the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983.� MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (11:20 PM)
UPDATE- The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has confirmed that the substance recovered from the local multi-day fishing vessel is heroin. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:02 AM)