Six Lebanese paramedics were killed in two Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon in the span of 24 hours, Lebanon s health ministry said on Friday, condemning the attacks as violations of international law. MORE..
23 May 2026 (8:34 AM)
At the close of interbank transactions today (22), it was observed that the selling rate of the US dollar at several commercial banks had fallen below the Rs. 340 mark. MORE..
22 May 2026 (11:44 PM)
Passengers traveling to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake are advised to arrive at least four hours prior to their flights due to flooding affecting the surrounding areas and access roads to the airport. MORE..
22 May 2026 (9:19 PM)
Asserting Washington s firm stance on global maritime security, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has redoubled pressure on Tehran, identifying its aggressive manoeuvres in vital trade corridors as a non-negotiable hurdle in ongoing diplomatic discussions. MORE..
22 May 2026 (7:43 PM)
South-West monsoon is gradually getting established over the island, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
23 May 2026 (8:18 AM)
An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial. MORE..
22 May 2026 (5:20 PM)