Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a U.S. peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war while leaving unresolved the key U.S. demands that Iran suspend its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
7 May 2026 (7:50 AM)
A delegation led by the World Bank Country Manager for Sri Lanka, Gevorg Sargsyan, has reportedly met with the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, this morning (06) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. MORE..
6 May 2026 (8:40 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)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North-Central, North-Western, Southern, Western, Eastern provinces and Vavuniya district. MORE..
7 May 2026 (3:06 PM)
A group of foreign nationals accused of engaging in financial scams while staying in the country in violation of visa conditions has been arrested in separate raids carried out in Colombo and Matara, according to Sri Lanka Police. MORE..
7 May 2026 (10:24 AM)
The Second Round of Political Consultations between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of T�rkiye was successfully held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of T�rkiye in Ankara. MORE..
7 May 2026 (11:53 AM)