Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, in her message for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, highlighted that the festival marks the auspicious transition of the sun and the arrival of spring, symbolizing renewal, prosperity, unity, and strengthened relationships. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (11:19 AM)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney s Liberal Party has secured a slim majority in the House of Commons, solidifying its hold on power after being projected by Canadian media to win all three seats up for grabs during by-elections on Monday. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (2:39 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 p.m., today (14), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (8:14 AM)
Pakistan has proposed hosting a second round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad in the coming days, before the end of the ceasefire, two Pakistani officials said. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (1:04 PM)
The UN s maritime agency, the International Maritime Organisation, says no country has a legal right to block shipping in straits used for international transit. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (3:01 PM)
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the world not to be allowed to �revert to the law of the jungle� in his most substantive comments to date on Middle East security since the US and Israeli attack on Iran plunged the region into conflict six weeks ago. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (3:47 PM)