Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has expressed his deepest condolences to the government and people of Switzerland following a tragic fire in the resort town of Crans-Montana, which killed around 40 people and injured 100 others, many seriously. MORE..
3 Jan 2026 (12:48 PM)
Airplanes and loud noises could be heard and a column of smoke was visible in Caracas early on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said, while power was out in the south of the Venezuelan capital, near a major military base. MORE..
3 Jan 2026 (2:32 PM)
Multiple explosions rocked Venezuela s capital Caracas early on Saturday (Jan 3) and columns of black smoke and aircraft could be seen, according to Reuters witnesses and images circulating on social media. MORE..
3 Jan 2026 (3:41 PM)
The Mount Lavinia Divisional Crime Investigation Division has arrested four gang members connected to two underworld criminals, who currently hiding overseas, and have recovered three firearms used in multiple crimes including murders, police said. MORE..
3 Jan 2026 (6:37 PM)
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says that Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. MORE..
3 Jan 2026 (7:55 PM)
The low-level atmospheric disturbance located to the east of Sri Lanka continues to influence the island s weather, according to the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
3 Jan 2026 (7:10 PM)