U.S. President Donald Trump said #8204;on Thursday that the leaders of Lebanon and Israel could #8288;meet at the White House during the next three weeks - the period for which a ceasefire between #8204;the #8288;two countries has been extended. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (7:02 AM)
Train services on the coastal line were disrupted after the Sagarika express train, travelling from Beliatta to Maradana, derailed this morning (24), the Department of Railways said. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (9:39 AM)
The President of the Free Lawyers Organisation, President s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne, has claimed that both the President and the Secretary to the Finance Ministry should be held responsible over the disappearance of a USD 2.5 million payment owed to Australia. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (8:51 PM)
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Navy �to shoot and kill any boat� that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (9:12 PM)
The US military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (8:30 PM)
Today (23) marks the third day of the internationally recognized �Ehipassiko - Walk for Peace.� MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (10:04 AM)