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)
Over 500,000 vehicles have used expressways over the past four days as people traveled to their hometowns to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (7:28 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura, Mannar and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (3:26 PM)
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)
Iran s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged Europe to play a more active role in pushing the United States toward an agreement, saying diplomacy remains the best way to resolve disputes, according to state media. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (5:12 PM)
The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning (April 15) in Kandy. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (8:15 PM)