President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia s �unyielding� ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (May 20), as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump s visit to the Asian superpower economy. MORE..
20 May 2026 (1:09 PM)
Iran threatened on Wednesday to spread war beyond the Middle East if the United States attacks again, after President Donald Trump said he had come within an hour of restarting the military campaign. MORE..
20 May 2026 (7:12 PM)
Sri Lanka s Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has attended the 2026 OSGA Annual Lecture held at the University of Oxford, where she delivered a lecture titled �The Politics of Development- Sri Lanka and Beyond.� MORE..
20 May 2026 (8:34 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the release on bail of two suspects accused of acting as fraudulent sureties to secure bail for the late Kapila Chandrasena, who later died under suspicious circumstances, along with two others alleged to have aided and abetted the said offence. MORE..
20 May 2026 (4:49 PM)
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled the southwestern island region of Amami in Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued, the weather agency said, News.Az reports, citing Kyodo. MORE..
20 May 2026 (1:38 PM)
The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) said the recent depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee must be viewed in the context of wider global pressures, including the conflict in the Middle East, rising global fuel prices and increasing shipping costs. MORE..
20 May 2026 (4:30 PM)