The duration of the scheduled water cuts in Padukka, Homagama, Pelanwatta and Pannipitiya will be reduced to between eight and 12 hours starting tomorrow (April 5), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (5:21 PM)
The number of people who have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon has surpassed 1,400, according to an update shared by the Lebanese health ministry a short while ago. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (9:57 PM)
US President Donald Trump says Iran has 48 hours to �make a deal� or open the Strait of Hormuz before �Hell will reign [sic] down on them�. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (9:27 PM)
The niece of Qasem Soleimani, a high-ranking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who was killed by the US in 2020, has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with her daughter, with both facing deportation, the State Department announced today. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (11:10 PM)
Iran s science minister said more than 30 Iranian universities have faced �direct attacks� so far during the war with the US and Israel, according to the state-aligned Iran Students News Agency. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (8:59 PM)
A fire broke out this afternoon (April 4) on the main island of the Castlereagh Reservoir, a key source of water for national electricity generation. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (7:01 PM)