Spirit Airlines is reportedly preparing to shut down indefinitely after filing for bankruptcy last summer, as recent government bailout negotiations appear to have failed. MORE..
2 May 2026 (1:14 PM)
Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to multiple Somali security officials that spoke with the BBC. MORE..
3 May 2026 (9:40 AM)
The final rites of the Assistant Director of the External Resources Department of the Ministry of Finance Ranga Nishantha Rajapaksa, who was found dead while under suspension in connection with the alleged misappropriation of USD 2.5 million linked to a cyber heist, are scheduled to be performed this evening (02). MORE..
2 May 2026 (2:33 PM)
At least 13 people, including four women and a child, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said. MORE..
2 May 2026 (6:39 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western, North-central and Eastern provinces and in Badulla, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 pm, today (03), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
3 May 2026 (8:04 AM)
An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran s nuclear programme for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. MORE..
2 May 2026 (8:59 PM)