The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the US declared it had blockaded Iran s ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (9:18 PM)
Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a �historic opportunity� but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would happen right away. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (7:40 AM)
Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations peace talks between the US and Iran may resume and eventually release supply from the key Middle East producing region trapped by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (9:19 AM)
Three brothers who went to bathe in the Mahaweli River, which flows through the Somawathiya Reserve in Serunuwara, have drowned and gone missing. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:02 AM)
President Donald Trump has suggested talks aimed at ending the war in Iran could resume this week, after negotiations collapsed at the weekend, prompting the US to blockade Iranian ports. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:35 AM)
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a journalist known for his past work at VICE, HuffPost, Al Jazeera and other outlets, is apparently behind bars in Kuwait, six weeks after posting a video of a US Air Force fighter jet crash west of Kuwait City. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (11:40 PM)