The war in the Middle East has intensified strains on an already fragile global fiscal situation, with higher interest rates and rising energy prices already fueling calls for support from emerging markets and developing economies, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday in its Fiscal Monitor report. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (11:31 PM)
The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central, Uva and North-western provinces after 1.00 pm. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (8:27 AM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on the Most Venerable Aggamaha Pandita Makulewe Wimala Mahanayaka Thero of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya and engaged in a brief discussion. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:43 PM)
The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump s war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (7:03 AM)
Ali Abdollahi - the commander for Iran s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country s highest operational command co-ordinating the armed forces - says that if the US continues its blockade and creates �insecurity for Iran s commercial vessels and oil tankers�, it will �constitute a prelude to a violation of the ceasefire�. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:28 PM)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that a further escalation in the war on Iran and continued disruption to oil markets could push the global economy to the brink of recession, with growth potentially slowing to 2% under its worst-case scenario. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:22 PM)