Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack US bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, his first remarks since succeeding his slain father. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (8:45 PM)
A total of 654 kilograms of narcotics, comprising 478 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ICE) and 176 kilograms of heroin, were recovered from the multi-day fishing vessel that was escorted by the Sri Lanka Navy to the Dikkovita Fisheries Harbour yesterday, said police. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (9:49 AM)
A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:30 AM)
The U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday that up to 3.2 million people have been displaced #8288;inside Iran since the conflict began on February 28. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (7:15 PM)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei even as he acknowledged that Israel s joint air war with the U.S. may not lead to a collapse of Tehran s clerical government. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (11:44 AM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held discussions with representatives of the engineers trade unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) this morning (12) at the Presidential Secretariat regarding the ongoing restructuring process of the Board. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (10:20 PM)