A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday gave a seven-year jail term to former President Yoon Suk Yeol on #8288;charges including obstructing investigators trying to execute an arrest warrant since his short-lived 2024 martial law declaration. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (2:41 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northern, North-Central, Southern, North-Western provinces and in the Trincomalee district. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (3:42 PM)
The United States war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the military s price tag for the conflict. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (11:34 PM)
The Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court today (29) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a progress report on an ongoing investigation into a complaint filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake over alleged misappropriation of public funds. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (4:35 PM)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to defend the Iran war in fiery remarks to Congress on Wednesday, saying it was not a quagmire and attacking Democratic lawmakers as �feckless� for criticizing the unpopular conflict. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (11:59 PM)
An interim committee headed by former Member of Parliament Eran Wickramaratne has been appointed to run Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) following the resignation of SLC president Shammi Silva and his Executive Committee. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (7:06 PM)