Government offices across the country will remain open as usual on April 15, 16, and 17, the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has announced. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (10:40 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)
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)
A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump s blockade went into effect, and instructed them to turn around, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (11:09 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)