US President Donald Trump posted on social media Wednesday that the war with Iran could soon end and oil and natural gas shipments could restart, if Iran accepts a reported agreement that he did not detail. MORE..
6 May 2026 (8:18 PM)
The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General Nayyar Naseer, HI (M), (Retd), has paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence. MORE..
6 May 2026 (12:32 PM)
Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands on Wednesday, the UN health agency said, as the vessel at the centre of a deadly outbreak remained off Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board waiting to head to Spain s Canary Islands. MORE..
6 May 2026 (9:04 PM)
The Colombo High Court has fixed June 17 to hear the corruption case filed against former Minister Kumara Jayakody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. MORE..
6 May 2026 (1:22 PM)
The Indian National Congress (INC) on Wednesday formally extended support to actor-politician Vijay s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the next government in Tamil Nadu, while making it clear that the backing hinges on keeping �communal forces� out of the alliance. MORE..
6 May 2026 (3:24 PM)
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened �as soon as possible� in talks with his Iranian counterpart. MORE..
6 May 2026 (6:00 PM)