At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said Sunday (May 24), as a heatwave grips swathes of the country following official health warnings. MORE..
24 May 2026 (4:39 PM)
Two workers have sustained injuries and admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital after a section of a six-storey building collapsed along the E.L. Senanayake Mawatha in Kandy, police said. MORE..
24 May 2026 (4:53 PM)
Officers shot #8203;a suspect who fired at a White House #8204;checkpoint on Saturday evening, who then died after being taken to the hospital, the Secret Service said. MORE..
24 May 2026 (8:23 AM)
US President Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been �largely negotiated� and details will be announced soon. MORE..
24 May 2026 (8:53 AM)
The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has warned that Sri Lanka could face a renewed risk of bankruptcy and called on the present government to immediately pursue a successor agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), cautioning against what he described as �arrogance� in economic decision-making. MORE..
24 May 2026 (5:03 PM)
South-West monsoon is gradually getting established over the island, according to the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
24 May 2026 (8:21 AM)