Gold prices touched a near one-week low on Monday, pressured by a stronger dollar, while a surge in oil prices following failed U.S.-Iran peace talks fuelled inflation worries and dampened expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (2:53 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Mannar and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:39 PM)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US and Iran were inches away from reaching a deal during peace talks in Pakistan, but Tehran was then met with maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade . MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (9:08 AM)
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a scathing attack on Pope Leo late on Sunday, calling him weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy after the religious leader criticized Trump s foreign #8288;and immigration policies. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (9:07 AM)
The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK is not supporting a blockade of Iranian ports. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:34 PM)
A suspected associate of notorious underworld figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa has reportedly been arrested in India. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (3:12 PM)