Oil prices rose on Thursday on investors concerns supply from the key Middle East producing region may not fully resume amid doubts the two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran will hold and as the crucial Strait of Hormuz remains restricted. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (10:10 AM)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters Thursday that the two-week ceasefire announced this week is an important step forward. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (10:54 AM)
US President Donald Trump said all U.S. ships, aircraft, and military personnel would stay in place in and around Iran until it fully complied with a deal. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (11:04 AM)
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who underwent a surgery in Singapore, has returned to the island this morning (09). MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (12:25 PM)
Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of Sri Lanka s reform program supported by the IMF s Extended Fund Facility. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (12:19 PM)
Ships planning to pass through the Strait of Hormuz should take alternative routes, to �comply with the principles of maritime safety and to be protected from possible collisions with sea mines�, Iran s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement cited in Iranian state media. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (10:23 AM)